> -----Original Message-----
> From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org
> [mailto:tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org] On Behalf Of Yaron
> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2013 9:10 PM
> To: TCLUG
> Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Subject: Re: Ubuntu Phone
>
> On Fri, 18 Jan 2013, Chuck Cole wrote:
>
> However, if I unlock a GSM phone, I can switch it between
> AT&T and T-Mobile quite easily, and unlocked GSM phones are
> readily available, because...
>
> > The fact that 5 of 7 providers don't use GSM is a significant
> > comparison, IMHO.
>
> But go look at the rest of the world. Virtually everyone uses
> GSM. The US and Japan are rare exceptions.

I live in the USA.  Have little need to look at the rest of the world,
especially now.  I can get good used CDMA phones easily.  Had only terribly
bad experiences from carriers using GSM, so try to avoid them, and don't
need the minority GSM from a really bad provider.  My VOIP provider software
works from a computer anywhere in the world when I have an internet
connection, and is the same as my home phone.  My CDMA works in many places
and via WiFi in others.  Don't need GSM headaches again.

Your liking the "minority spec" doesn't make it a great choice for everybody
else.


Chuck