The rate of collection of money has slowed :(
2013/7/30 John Kim <johnkim.ubu...@gmail.com> > Farewell to 3G is more than welcome. Glad Ubuntu edge will be a 4G phone! > > Daniel Clem <clem11...@gmail.com>이 씀: > >> No Problem, I bout fell over when I read it! :-) we really need to spread >> the word about this as there are probably ALOT of people that are on >> Verizon or Sprint that looked, seen it was most likely was GSM and moved >> on. >> >> OMG Ububtu needs to cover this with a BIG article and include at least >> one if not multiple source stating Verizon will completely switch to LTE. >> More recent the better. >> >> Josh Leverette <coder...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> That's astonishing. I thought it would be about 2016 before LTE would be >>> used for voice and texting, but apparently Verizon is moving things along >>> quite rapidly: >>> http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57591213-94/verizon-says-first-lte-only-phones-to-arrive-in-late-2014/ >>> >>> That says late 2014. This is a short production run of an ultra advanced >>> product. A few months early is less than surprising. So yes, this sounds >>> like it will work on Verizon. I apologize for being wrong earlier, I had no >>> idea that they would roll this out. >>> On Jul 29, 2013 7:05 PM, "Daniel Clem" <clem11...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> NEW UPDATE!!! The Indiegogo page now states specifically states the >>>> Edge will work with "LTE and GSM networks, including Verizon and Sprint” >>>> !!! >>>> >>>> Taking it exactly as it reads, that means it will not work on CDMA 3G. >>>> But once Verizon's LTE spreads to rural areas, the both voice and data will >>>> most likely switch to all LTE and phase out CDMA over a few years until all >>>> the (at that point) 3G legacy phones are no longer uses. >>>> >>>> What do you guys think?? >>>> >>>> Daniel Clem <clem11...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I deleted the more relevant mail already, so sorry for being out of >>>>> order. But we have a GSM phone and account from a pay as you go company >>>>> called "Tracfone”. Is this Sim card compatible with?? If so I will >>>>> definitely pledge one I have 830 saved. >>>>> >>>>> "Omar B." <estela...@hotmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Nice, thx for recording the data and the graph. >>>>>> >>>>>> did you get any data on individuals who may had purchased multiple >>>>>> times consecutively? , how many each individual got ? >>>>>> >>>>>> I Think indiegogo only lets you select one perk even if you add more >>>>>> cash to the amount. >>>>>> >>>>>> So it wouldn't be a surprise if some made multiple purchases >>>>>> consecutively. >>>>>> >>>>>> Anyway this will be a crucial week, hope their double edge and other >>>>>> perks get mass acceptance. >>>>>> >>>>>> ------------------------------ >>>>>> From: coder...@gmail.com >>>>>> Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 10:41:00 -0500 >>>>>> Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Ubuntu Edge (the Ubuntu handset) >>>>>> To: estela...@hotmail.com >>>>>> CC: ubuntu-phone@lists.launchpad.net >>>>>> >>>>>> Actually, this will probably help. This is the amount of funding the >>>>>> project had received over time. The data was sampled at a rate of once >>>>>> every 90 seconds. You can clearly see the moment when the $600 phone >>>>>> option >>>>>> ran out. Calculating the trend line for the second half of the graph >>>>>> indicates that the campaign will raise about $20,000,000 total over the >>>>>> full period of the campaign, which is not enough. I believe that this is >>>>>> the reason Canonical introduced the Double Edge option a few minutes ago, >>>>>> which might boost sales by a little bit more. Hopefully this clarifies my >>>>>> point. There lines are very smooth. If a company bought 100 units all at >>>>>> once, there would be a visible blip on the graph, in my opinion. That >>>>>> would >>>>>> be $60,000 in pledges all at once, which would break the monotony of the >>>>>> graph. >>>>>> >>>>>> [image: Inline image 1] >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 10:34 AM, Josh Leverette >>>>>> <coder...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm not saying companies *couldn't* buy from the indiegogo deal. I'm >>>>>> just saying the companies with the money to buy from this fundraiser >>>>>> wouldn't be able to move fast enough to have gotten in on the 1st day of >>>>>> sales. Companies move slowly for the most part, and I was watching the >>>>>> sales figures carefully. I've even plotted them on a graph over time as >>>>>> the >>>>>> data has come in, starting at about $1.5million dollars in sales. I >>>>>> should've started the data collection earlier, but I stupidly didn't >>>>>> think >>>>>> to. I watched the number from the start though, even though they weren't >>>>>> being recorded. The rates were constant. There was no bulk purchase done >>>>>> by >>>>>> any one company. If you would like to review my numbers, I can send you >>>>>> the >>>>>> spreadsheet. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 10:16 AM, Omar B. <estela...@hotmail.com>wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >Stores and resellers were not purchasing from indiegogo yesterday. >>>>>> There might have been one or two, but that's simply not what happened. >>>>>> This >>>>>> whole campaign is all about individuals buying these phones. I don't want >>>>>> to see this campaign fail anymore than you do. People will either buy >>>>>> them >>>>>> at $830, or they won't. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> yes... sure. >>>>>> >>>>>> I didn't see anywhere that said limited one per client. >>>>>> >>>>>> Or that you shouldn't get involved with business reasons in mind and >>>>>> get a bunch of them. >>>>>> >>>>>> There's nothing to lose at the moment, which makes it even better. In >>>>>> fact anyone can come in and buy most of the 35k remaining, I don't think >>>>>> its prohibited. >>>>>> >>>>>> I believe even companies got into the discounted 600 tier and took >>>>>> their share and is why you see 0 in the enterprise tier. Why would you >>>>>> as a >>>>>> company pay 80/160k when you can pay 60/120k right there (Big discount in >>>>>> one go), is a no brainer, they wouldn't survive as companies by being >>>>>> dumb >>>>>> about $, specially on this economy. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone >>>>>> Post to : ubuntu-phone@lists.launchpad.net >>>>>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone >>>>>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Sincerely, >>>>>> Josh >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Sincerely, >>>>>> Josh >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone >>>>>> >>>>>> Post to : ubuntu-phone@lists.launchpad.net >>>>>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone >>>>>> >>>>>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> -- >>>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone >>>> Post to : ubuntu-phone@lists.launchpad.net >>>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone >>>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>>> >>>> -- >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone >> Post to : ubuntu-phone@lists.launchpad.net >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >> > -- > Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. 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