The cathedral plus the bazaar: Open source and Apple (design) envy

On Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:42:25 -0400, nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote
in <030720090642258515%nospam@nospam.invalid>:

>In article <5b6r45legat0qen64rev5c7t02mib1702o@4ax.com>, John Navas
><spamfilter1@navasgroup.com> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:45:01 -0700, SMS <scharf.steven@geemail.com>
>> wrote in <t0g3m.7081$OF1.2014@nlpi069.nbdc.sbc.com>:
>>
>> >The problems with T-Mobile FlexPay data are three-fold. First, there's
>> >not a lot of 3G yet,
>>
>> Actually widely available.
>
>actually, not as much as other carriers.

Depends on what areas you care about. Here in the San Francisco Bay
Area, the area I care about, T-Mobile 3G coverage is very good, on par
with other carriers, and speeds are excellent, as good or better than
other carriers. <http://i42.tinypic.com/2lthdw1.png>

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Best regards,
John <http:/navasgroup.com>

If the iPhone is really so impressive,
why do iFans keep making excuses for it?

At 03 Jul 2009 12:18:23 -0700 John Navas wrote:

> >> >The problems with T-Mobile FlexPay data are three-fold. First,
there's
> >> >not a lot of 3G yet,
> >>
> >> Actually widely available.
> >
> >actually, not as much as other carriers.
>
> Depends on what areas you care about. Here in the San Francisco Bay
> Area, the area I care about, T-Mobile 3G coverage is very good, on par
> with other carriers, and speeds are excellent, as good or better than
> other carriers. <http://i42.tinypic.com/2lthdw1.png>


While that's perhaps true, good (or even great,) coverage in any one area
hardly qualifies as "widely available."

I'm as about as big a T-Mo fanboy as you'll find around here, but let's
be realistic- their nationwide coverage is still not up to the levels of
the other big three carriers for voice or data. They sell on the
strength of their value nd customer service, not a bullet-proof network.