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Report: Sprint working with Barnes & Noble on Kindle competitor
Computer World posted the following article: http://www.computerworld.com/action/...&source=NLT_PM
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04-10-2009, 12:08 AM | #2 |
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This could be interesting. Will definitely watch to see what develops here.
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Sprint is offering it's services all over the place. I came across this article, also from Computer World a couple of weeks ago.
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04-10-2009, 12:37 AM | #4 |
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Oh well. I was really hoping for AT&T or Verizon. Sprint and T-Mobile simply don't offer coverage where I need it and roaming so far into rural areas Idaho, Montana, Washinton and Oregon just does not do the job, which is why I had to switch carriers for my cell phone. If the wireless aspect would actually work in more places I visit, I might be more interested in it for my e-book reader or other electronics toy. Until then it just is something I don't want to pay for or carry around as dead weight.
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Competition is great... an universal format would be even better
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04-10-2009, 10:59 AM | #7 |
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There probably is some of that (mostly those who live close to the borders) and I'm sure the vehicle owners will deal with it. The majority will likely never drive their cars out of the country (I never have with any of my cars).
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04-10-2009, 03:45 PM | #8 |
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Daffy,
I think Harry means "Doesn't Ford think that people in countries other than the U.S. by Ford automobiles?" Of course, I may be wrong about that (so what's new?). As for driving in another country, I have driven my car in Canada but there isn't a prayer of my driving my car in Mexico. OTOH, it doesn't matter to me what Ford does; we stopped buying anything but Subaru automobiles about 15 years ago. But it does matter to me what B&N does. Why would anyone choose Sprint? It has the worst ratings of any major U.S. cell phone company by far and there has even been some question about whether it will survive. |
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After re-reading his post, I see you're right. I would guess Ford would/could use another carrier for vehicles sold in other countries. Unfortunately, some things may not be available in very country (or region).
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No, I did actually mean "don't Ford think that people who buy cars in the US ever drive them to Canada and Mexico?" . Obviously cars built for overseas markets wouldn't use a US-only provider.
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Harry, they are referring to connecting your PC to the Internet via the car, not the onboard diagnostic computer.
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Yes, that's what I thought it meant. I've never come across that in the UK - is it common now in the US?
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