Qualcomm Grabs UK Spectrum for Mobile TV > Qualcomm being Qualcomm

reply to patcat88

Re: Qualcomm being Qualcomm

Actually having read your original comment twice, what the hell were you trying to say?

Standard != Coverage != access to 911 services.

"For the whole carriers being located in, you can blame Qualcomm for that one." WTH? This makes no sense at all.

T-Mobile and Sprint don't cover alot of suburban or rural areas. Notice their national maps look like a map of the interstate highway system. Roaming is a essential part of their service.

If you have a T-Mobile phone, and there is no ATT and no T-Mobile, but there is Verizon or Alltel, and you need to dial 911, what do you do? If the FCC mandated 1 standard, there would never be such a situation. If any carrier has reception, you know you can call 911, regardless of your carrier's reception.