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["K. Jo Garner" <kelly AT metalab.unc.edu>]

On Mon, 12 Jan 2004, Jeremy Portzer wrote:
->On Wed, 2004-01-07 at 10:04, K. Jo Garner wrote:
->> On Wed, 7 Jan 2004, Jeremy Portzer wrote:
->> ->If you already have broadband Internet, and a cell phone, why have a
->> ->home phone at all?  I've been without a home phone for over a year now
->> 
->> Because cell phones are nothing more than glorified CB radios. 
->> 
->
->Sorry for coming in late on this, but while you may be correct depending
->on your definition of "glorified," I don't see how this affects my
->argument.  A telephone is a glorified telegraph.  A telegraph is a
->glorified Pony Express.  A Pony Express is a glorified version of
->walking the message there yourself.  As we "glorify" technology by
->making it MUCH better in many ways, our lifesytle improves.  Are you
->that much of a reactionary that you can't stand new technology? 

You tell me when I can carry on a two-way conversation, speaking *at the 
same time* as the other party, when I'm on a cell phone - and have the 
conversation be transmitted and understood - then, maybe, I'll be sold on 
cell-phone-only service. CBs receive and transmit one-way (one party at a 
time), which was my comparison.

That is what I meant. 

Cheers
KJ