JGoren, the improved service in Dallas is good news indeed. It is, in fact, just the kind of 'blocking and tackling' effort that the CDMA camp needs to accelerate its market penetration vis a vis the infidels. It is all very wonderful to rhapsodize about our whiz-bang gizmoe vs. the other guy's piece of dog cah-cah, but at the end of the day folks just want to chat: cheaply, reliably, and clearly [probably in that order is my hunch]. In that sense, I suspect technological improvements to the base stations [in addition, obviously, to their deployment] are most important. CDMA networks around the US seem to be on the mend with more satisfied subscribers, but it is also clear that big holes still exist.
If memory serves, cell phones are very hot items in the 4th quarter: Christmas stocking stuffers and all that. Can anyone report on the Q's production levels, i.e., do we have stuff on the shelves? I dropped in on that 'Totally Wireless' store the other day, and Q phones are not to be had in San Francisco. Worse, the sales guy hadn't a clue when they'd be getting them in. Realize that this is just one sample but it's ground zero financial district in SF and it troubles me that we don't have phones coming out of the walls. To be fair, other CDMA phones {Samsung, Sony} were available but when you walk into this place the average guy would think that the whole cell phone world belonged to Nokia and BatWing. Sure would be nice to see more brand name recognition for the Q. Mike Doyle |
