And over the last month or two I have been using 3G "mobile broadband"
with Three. It's amazing how much coverage there is and how quick
even just GPRS manages to be. I can use my MacBook to surf the Net on
the train to London; it even keeps going in all but the longest tunnels!
Chris
On 1 Nov 2008, at 05:31, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> I guess we all use telecoms in a different way. I do not have the
> issue with coverage, as I live in a city and anyway the mobile
> networks in Europe are pretty dense.
>
> But I like having a different number from my wife's and daughter's.
> That way I do not have to answer their calls.
>
> A mobile phone by definition has caller ID (unless the caller blocks
> his number, of course) and voice mail. I hate call waiting and did not
> know anyone still used that feature.
>
> In some countries, there are services where your mobile phone acts
> like a landline phone when you are at home (and therefore you pay
> landline prices, which are close to free).
>
> Cheers,
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