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> However, what on Earth is a "2G network"?
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> Is "2G" a short form of "second generation"? If so, it strikes me
> as objectionable nonsense. I can see no reason to use it, but then
> I'm not your audience and don't know your goals.
You guessed right: 2nd Generation. Telecom term. 3G is the new,
high-bandwidth generation of data-capable cell phones/networks, that seems
to be eternally just over the horizon because nobody has figured out what to
do with it. What we have now, with lame 4 line screens, simple, short text
messaging, and only about 4k of RAM, is 2G.
And you're right... I can see no reason to use it. When 3G arrives, we'll be
able to do everything (that is, nothing) much faster.
P.S. Okay, I admit it. I do use it (2G)... to check sports scores, and to
receive my professional e-mail, forwarded to my phone when I'm at a client
site... Guess that makes me a total geek!
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