CDMA vs. GSM in Post-war Iraq 1439
An anonymous reader submits: "Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA) is pressing congress to favor CDMA over GSM for mobile phone service in U.S.-funded reconstruction plans. One reason for pushing this is that a CDMA system would benefit American companies, such as California-based Qualcomm, while GSM would favor European companies. Currently, GSM is the most widely used mobile standard in surrounding countries."
If GSM is selected... (Score:2, Funny)
After all these years, you would think we would have grown beyond the same old game of 'empire'.
Re:hah! (Score:4, Funny)
Use FSM instead (Score:2, Funny)
Re:hah! (Score:3, Funny)
Oh, and I'm also a plasmoid being from a distant solar system.
Re:Talk about counting chickens (Score:5, Funny)
Too late, the Bush Dinar has already been designed. [bizarsite.nl]
Re:Well... (Score:2, Funny)
after all, there's no reason the Iraqi people need any input in these kind of decisions...
Re:Well, too bad for them (Score:3, Funny)
I'm not perfect. I've probably let one or two slip through.
Re:Yay (Score:2, Funny)
Not only that, Iraqis will be forced to get their Internet access from either AOL or MSN, depending on which gets me better karma for this post.
Oh Goody! (Score:2, Funny)
No thanks, I'll just stick to my world-wide GSM phone.
Re:Competition or GSM (Score:5, Funny)
Exactly. Which is why we need to liberate Iran, Saudi Arabia and Syria next, and help them standardise on CDMA.
Btw, what are they using in Afghanistan now?
What's next? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:.. not our choice (Score:1, Funny)
If we here in Finland had known this side of the plan we would be in the front line with the US troops
Re:Yay (Score:2, Funny)