Subj : Re: KICQ as an "Old New I
To   : Arelor
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Thu Jul 08 2021 10:34:59

  Re: Re: KICQ as an "Old New I
  By: Arelor to Andeddu on Thu Jul 08 2021 06:22 am

Ar> That is a very firstworldler-like declaration to make.

Ar> A lot of people on this ball of mud we call Earth does not even have a data
Ar> plan at all. They just can't afford it. I have heard a lot of people in
Ar> India has smartphones without dataplans at all and they get their Internet
Ar> fix using public wifis or whatever. 

2600 magazine has a regular column called "Telecom Insider" written by a guy who travels the world contracting for telcos. He does a good job of documenting the telco conditions in the countries he visits.

He described a China a few years back where "regular joes" did most of their commerce with a feature phone bought with a pre-paid plan, and using SMS to pay bills and conduct business. I'd almost prefer that to the State-Of-The-Art people are pushing.

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