On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 5:32 PM, Chetan Kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Things are diffcult to judge on 3G, with Govt policy flip-flops > heppening so often. I heard about a provider "ready" (after > field-tests in Balgalore) for 3G services in May 2004 !!!! Similar > stories came each year from almost all providers. > Additonal scenarios: > a. General Elections are due and decisions may (not?) get put-off, > b. the providers may decide to enter in court-battles (the past > flip-flops have been due to the contentious nature of the 3G spectrum > allocation), > c. the providers may not be able to provide painless service at the start > These make me personally delay putting money into any 3G technology > for the moment. > However, it seems 2 years before it will be good enough for 3G in my > hands. (My guess. Don't ask me to validate this. I refuse to do that > !!!) > The large market size may have some catalytic effect and may hasten the > process. > However, as I said before, it is difficult to guess how it will go. > Given the way mobile service providers have been fleecing users for data access, 3G might not be that popular even if launched. -- ______________________________________________________________________ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List: (plug-mail@plug.org.in) List Information: http://plug.org.in/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/plug-mail Send 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for mailing instructions.
