http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/ Engadget Comments for Google slams Verizon over 700MHz auction rules http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/
Lmao :)]]>Oct 4th 2007 8:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/Oct 4th 2007 12:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/
Lmao :)]]>Oct 4th 2007 8:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/Oct 4th 2007 8:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/Oct 4th 2007 9:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/
And Apple? Please...they couldn't even get HSDPA in the iPhone.]]>Oct 4th 2007 1:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/Oh yeah... VERIZON is FAR more technically advanced than Google and Apple! Genius!

It's about content. It's about the hardware you can use on that network. Why would you want to give it to a boring telecom company that hasn't done ANYTHING exciting since it was first created!?!

You are crazy, Rock.]]>Oct 4th 2007 3:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/Oct 4th 2007 2:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/Apparently you are unaware of Verizon push at
censorship, just a week ago they stopped text
messages from reaching their customers that signed up to receive that certain message, the company was against the type of message being sent so they stopped it from getting through and later they just apologized for it as if it was nonchalant. Maybe you like that kind of company to control the innovations that could come out of this but any company that does something like that is bad in my book. and if you just take a second and do a little research, you'll see that Verizon is lobbying to stop the open protocol that the deal requires. ]]>Oct 5th 2007 9:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/Oct 4th 2007 9:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/
HELLO EARTH TO VERIZON WE ALL KNOW UR TERRIFIED OF THIS ONLY BENEFITING THE CONSUMER..

I really hope the FCC doesnt screw us all over and allow VZ to just buy themselves out of this situation. If so we all need to storm the FCC CASTLE.]]>Oct 4th 2007 9:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/
LOL Verizon, how funny are you! Show me where I can go buy an "unlocked" CDMA phone and use it on your network. If your gonna talk BULLSHITE publicly, at least try to base it on some form of reality.

THE FACT IS, THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS AN UNLOCKED VERIZON PHONE PERIOD!!!]]>Oct 4th 2007 9:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/Oct 4th 2007 9:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/Oct 4th 2007 7:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/We can set it up as a flash mob....



but a flash mob with pitchforks!]]>Oct 4th 2007 9:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/
That's just a "mob"

Don't throw out marketing buzzwords when they're not needed.]]>Oct 4th 2007 2:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/It's called humor douchetard.
And since when is "flash mob" a buzzword?]]>Oct 4th 2007 7:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/
You obviously have no idea what you're talking about.

Ignore the numerous stories about how frustrated consumers in the US are tired of being locked to one carrier.
Ignore the fact that unlocked phones are not only popular in Europe - a locale about 1.5 to 2 generations ahead of the US in mobile tech - but almost a neccessity.
Ignore the fact that any mobile manufacturer would MUCH rather create a phone that would work anywhere and without being tied up by carrier-specific media & apps and be free to sell them directly to the consumer.

Ignore all aspects of common sense and keep showing your ignorance.]]>Oct 4th 2007 10:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/They are some greedy bastards.]]>Oct 14th 2007 11:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/Oct 4th 2007 10:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/You Rock]]>Oct 5th 2007 1:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/
Sprint and Google have some real courage and innovation -- Sprints XOHM service will be open, and if successful will cannibalize their existing voice business. Google because they care enough to poke a stick in the eye of the oligarchy.]]>Oct 4th 2007 11:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/
I agree. The recent announcement from Sprint sounds like they might actually care about progressing the technology forward for the consumer rather than trying to figure out how they can turn it into another restrictive package add-on.

I remember in the early 90's with my first internet plan and having to pay by the minute for dial-up access. Who would have ever imagined that giving unlimited connection time for a single monthly fee would be profitable.

Not to mention without such plans the internet probably never would have become much more than just an email system.

]]>Oct 4th 2007 12:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/
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They think straight like that. I'd go on that network anyday. In a month, I may be the guy running around Anchorage with a clearwire modem and laptop on my back running Skype in Linux. I just need to figure out how to power them.. any ideas? ethana2@gmail.com

Verizon can go off in a corner and die.]]>Oct 6th 2007 6:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/Oct 4th 2007 12:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/Oct 4th 2007 2:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/]]>Oct 4th 2007 12:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/Oct 4th 2007 9:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/Oct 4th 2007 12:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/Oct 6th 2007 6:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/
Google is a corporation first and foremost. With a board of directors, that while realize that making the customer happy is part of what they aspire to do, their main goal is money.

I can see Google pulling an Apple in the sense that they were awesome when they were smaller, but they are getting too big, too fast. They need to stop branching off into smaller divisions. Just a few weeks ago, we saw news of creating a data connection that connects continents...

With too many hands in the cookie jar, no one ends up getting a damn cookie.]]>Oct 4th 2007 1:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/Oct 4th 2007 1:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/Oct 4th 2007 2:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/
But how cheap is worth the ad based messages? $5, $10, $15? At what point do you decide that you don't want to put up with ads to a save a buck...

Google needs to roll out a whole new business model, because their existing model isn't going to fly with cellular services. People don't like spam text messages as it is. :p]]>Oct 4th 2007 4:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/Oct 4th 2007 4:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/
And this is provided Google does ANY of this. I just fail to see how sponsored links would work. Google will have to resort to something new, and I don't want to see sponsored text's either, but something is going to have to give in order to make an open environment for the cellular industry. ]]>Oct 4th 2007 4:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/Oct 4th 2007 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/
GSM in Europe is the dominant system for similar reasons, no doubt, which is why unlocking is even possible. Here, where you have CDMA and GSM competing for users over incompatible networks with incompatable handsets, the same degree of interoperability is impossible.

It's a miracle that an AT&T user can even *call* a Verizon user; if these companies weren't tethered to the legacy POTS network, there would be 5 different incompatible carriers.]]>Oct 4th 2007 6:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/
On a somewhat related note... Funny how the Internet has peering agreements and a standard that everyone agrees on, and there's not too much blocking of traffic, even though there's no law saying ISPs have to be common carriers.]]>Oct 4th 2007 9:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/Oct 4th 2007 9:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/04/google-slams-verizon-over-700mhz-auction-rules/Oct 5th 2007 9:02AM