I've backed a bunch of projects on Kickstarter and Indiegogo. A few completed in the time they expected, most didn't. It didn't bother me that they were late, it bothered me they didn't take this kind of stuff into account when setting expections with the backers.

Strange. I actually got a prepaid phone for a few months from TMO so I could try the data and voice connections (I'm in eastern MA). Connections everywhere were great except for a few parts in the western part of the state. In some cases I got better signal than my Verizon phone.

My current Nexus 5 doesn't offer it, but the prepaid phone lets you do phone calls over wifi. Worked pretty well.

I'm sure if I lived in a more rural area I'd go with Verizon for the coverage, but what I have now works good enough for the price I'm paying.

Both are moving to LTE. By the time it gets approved and implemented we'll have VoLTE and it'll become even less of an issue.

It's all relative. I had Verizon and bailed to T-Mobile a few months ago. Both had okay customer service, though I did have a Verizon person intentionally hang up on me. I had to call T-Mobile on Monday to make changes to my plan - I couldn't make the changes via the web site, nor could I go to a store to do it - I had to call. The person I spoke with was pleasent enough and made the changes quickly.

As you say, they have the best network, highest prices, confusing and awful plans, and terrible ETF/subsidy policies.

Uh, a good portion of the end of his rant was specifically targeted at trolls. They're angry and pissed at everything, so he's just trying to get them to channel their hatred.

That's why it hasn't been killed off yet. There's plenty of alternatives out there but the implementations are either really difficult or aren't open source.

NFS should have been killed off 10 years ago.

Really? I'm the first person to mention this? Before you decide to mod me into oblivion yes, it's on topic. Go watch Machete Kills

Of course it is. It's Global Positioning System, not GLONASS Points South. Doesn't matter how you know where you are, as long as you know where you are with some accuracy. It's unlikely this method will be as accurate as using an actual satellite-based GPS, but probably good enough for submarines that can stay under for months at a time.

I'm in the healthcare and higher education industry, but my beliefs don't always match that of my employers. While I can understand employees of a company may want to keep their business going, I consider it a far cry from actual lobbyists or company executives doing the same.

Profit != revenue, and in the financial world, both have to be constantly increasing.

While not paying for 54 ESPN channels may help Comcast's profit in the long term, it hurts their revenue stream since those customers for that service no longer exist. They need to recoup that revenue in some manner, and that will likely be increased internet prices.

You've got lots of people just getting Internet to download/watch TV rather than buying it via the cable company. They have to recoup that revenue somehow. It's either going to be data caps or they'll flip the model they currently have and charge $75 for Internet access and $25 for a full cable lineup. Then another $50 in regulatory 'fees' and other BS and you're back to where you started.

Kindle: Waah, Amazon can take away my titles at any time!
Navy: Waah, I can't change anything!

I don't mean to say that it's not a serious issue, but to say that something is important because it has 1000 replies when there's only a few people posting, it's very misleading.

Looking at page 100, it looks like this really affects about a dozen people and they just keep posting. Let me know when there's 1000 unique people saying there's a problem.

(and it appears that there's a fix of sorts)