[Russianhaxor]

Personally, i dont travel that much... but this article will basically explain how Vodafone and Verizon will work together to deliver global 4G(100Mbps for those that dont know) and allow for longer battery life and improved download speeds. Many more details including stuff about apple are in the rest of the article.

Reading through the WSJ interview with Ivan Seidenberg, CEO of Verizon Wireless, one could not stop thinking one thing - is Verizon nothing else but Vodafone's hidden conqueror for the second decade of the 21st century?

Even though the CEO is obliged to reduce the importance of its non-US investor and even hinted at a possibility that Verizon will probably want to go on its own, it is exactly the Vodafone's global network that could enable this company to leapfrog AT&T and other competitors. Why? The answer is very simple: the unstoppable evolution of handheld communication.

When Vodafone acquired a 45% share in Verizon Wireless, close to the maximum it can hold under the current closed-market protectionism regime that US is oh-so proud of, this global giant knew exactly what is coming down the line: the death of WCDMA and the rise of GSM and its successor, 4G Long Term Evolution. The merger between two standards was always on the cards, and Vodafone will gladly open its global voice and data network. It isn't impossible to imagine world-wide call and data rates subscription models through Vodafone.

http://brightsideofnews.com/news/200...th-4g-lte.aspx

[Kal-EL]

Wait, which G are we at now? 5g or 4g?

[Russianhaxor]

3... actually.

[DrNip]

I heard something the other week that the head honcho over at Verizon guaranteed that everyone in the US will have 4g. It will take a few years but they will have it in places that services weren't available before.

http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-284589.html

[Russianhaxor]

Originally Posted by DrNip

I heard something the other week that the head honcho over at Verizon guaranteed that everyone in the US will have 4g. It will take a few years but they will have it in places that services weren't available before.

http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-284589.html

Yup, know why?

Because they can buy old analog TV stations and switch them over to Cellular towers instead of being analog TV.

Internet for everyone!

[Kal-EL]

I'm gonna pass out string and coconut shells to my fav five. The reception is phenominal and coverage limitless. Just pick up one end of the coconut shell connected to string and you're connected! I'll throw in call-forwarding (rocks you throw at the person you want to forward the call to) for free!

[Russianhaxor]

Well, that may be how they do things in hawaii. But in civilized main land...

:p