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Old 30-10-2010, 19:54
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If the Post Office and the Government had allowed the frequencies and trials for the mobile phone in 1979 how do you think communication by mobiles would have changed in the uk since then?

See this tomorrow's world link for more
http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/tomorrowsworld/8018.shtml
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Old 30-10-2010, 20:10
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Can't see the video due to Apple and Adobe.
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Old 30-10-2010, 21:40
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I don't think so. GSM would probably still be developed, and we'd probably still use it. For example, Norway developed their own NMT standard during the 70s, and made it publicly available in the early 80s. It uses GSM/UMTS today.

It's a real shame that the GPO didn't implement many of the ideas it came up with.

Can't see the video due to Apple and Adobe.
Surely it's more to do with Apple?

That's why there is an Android Flash plugin - Adobe isn't being prevented from doing it thanks to a controlling megalomaniac CEO and his petty ways.

(Oh, and hypocrisy. Apple hates Flash, and wants videos to be HTML5 and nice and open and fluffy. Apple *still* uses QuickTime on its own website for its videos)
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Old 30-10-2010, 22:35
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I don't think so. GSM would probably still be developed, and we'd probably still use it. For example, Norway developed their own NMT standard during the 70s, and made it publicly available in the early 80s. It uses GSM/UMTS today.

It's a real shame that the GPO didn't implement many of the ideas it came up with.



Surely it's more to do with Apple?


That's why there is an Android Flash plugin - Adobe isn't being prevented from doing it thanks to a controlling megalomaniac CEO and his petty ways.

(Oh, and hypocrisy. Apple hates Flash, and wants videos to be HTML5 and nice and open and fluffy. Apple *still* uses QuickTime on its own website for its videos)
Yes, you're right. It's everything to do with Apple. It's a real ballache at times not being able to see websites as intended. I wish it would get sorted.
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Old 31-10-2010, 09:58
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Yes, you're right. It's everything to do with Apple. It's a real ballache at times not being able to see websites as intended. I wish it would get sorted.
What on earth are you all talking about?

I'm using an apple and have no problems watching the video etc
so it might not be an apple problem - ...


...maybe the user?
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Old 31-10-2010, 10:20
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What on earth are you all talking about?

I'm using an apple and have no problems watching the video etc
so it might not be an apple problem - ...


...maybe the user?
He's probably using an iPhone or iPad not a Mac.
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Old 15-11-2010, 11:15
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What on earth are you all talking about?

I'm using an apple and have no problems watching the video etc
so it might not be an apple problem - ...


...maybe the user?
He's probably using an iPhone or iPad not a Mac.
I was/am using an iPhone.
So not 'the user' on this occasion.
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Old 15-11-2010, 11:29
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it's interesting hearing packet data being described.
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Old 15-11-2010, 11:34
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