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What you say doesn't make sense in the US because there is nowhere near a monopoly in the cellular communications business. If you don't like Sprint or T-Mobile, use someone else. Just because you don't like them doesn't mean the government should punish them.

The market can determine whose service is acceptable and whose isn't, and reward or punish accordingly.]]>Nov 25th 2007 11:45PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2007/11/25/ecuador-pushes-carriers-toward-socialization/http://mobile.engadget.com/2007/11/25/ecuador-pushes-carriers-toward-socialization/
you can go 10-20 miles outside of big cities and get no coverage in some area's that have large populations

while in some countries there are more area's that are covered without gaps in between

say a city is 75 square milesand is covered in cell coverage you leave out of that area the coverage may extend for about 5 or 10 miles outside of the city.

while in other countries you could have a city that is 75 square miles and coverage might extend 20-30 miles outside of the city

with the same coverage as in the city]]>Nov 26th 2007 12:04AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2007/11/25/ecuador-pushes-carriers-toward-socialization/http://mobile.engadget.com/2007/11/25/ecuador-pushes-carriers-toward-socialization/
If there was suffiient demand for coverage in the areas that you are having a problem with, then a carrier would cover it.

A great example is the Iridium system from the 90s. Sounds like a great idea to be able to use your phone anywhere in the world without roaming or worrying about cell coverage, right? Well, to provide that service, Moto had to charge a hefty fee in order to make a profit. People decided that they were ok with thir current level of sevice after all, dead spots and all.]]>Nov 26th 2007 12:45AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2007/11/25/ecuador-pushes-carriers-toward-socialization/http://mobile.engadget.com/2007/11/25/ecuador-pushes-carriers-toward-socialization/
Now you're making your argument even worse than it already was. First you wanted the government to force T-Mobile and Sprint to provide a certain level of quality in their service, and now you want the government to force T-Mobile and Sprint to extend their coverage areas. Wow. Just wow.]]>Nov 26th 2007 1:22AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2007/11/25/ecuador-pushes-carriers-toward-socialization/http://mobile.engadget.com/2007/11/25/ecuador-pushes-carriers-toward-socialization/
you can go 10-20 miles outside of big cities and get no coverage in some area's that have large populations "

What the hell? How did you possibly come to this conclusion?

I travel (by car) all the time, and it's not always on busy interstate. If there is decent population, some carrier covers it. I have NEVER been in a town in the continental US with a population over 1,000 that didn't have ANY cell phone coverage in the past 10 years.

Get a clue.]]>Nov 26th 2007 1:06AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2007/11/25/ecuador-pushes-carriers-toward-socialization/http://mobile.engadget.com/2007/11/25/ecuador-pushes-carriers-toward-socialization/Nov 26th 2007 3:55AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2007/11/25/ecuador-pushes-carriers-toward-socialization/http://mobile.engadget.com/2007/11/25/ecuador-pushes-carriers-toward-socialization/
i was in an tmobile store in dc and all there phones got no more than 2 bars in the damn store]]>Nov 26th 2007 8:28AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2007/11/25/ecuador-pushes-carriers-toward-socialization/http://mobile.engadget.com/2007/11/25/ecuador-pushes-carriers-toward-socialization/Nov 26th 2007 3:55PM