when I was a temp field engineer for WorldCom-MCI it was that way..or put another way out of 100 plus equipment inventory assume 1.3 is missing or not recorded.
Fred Grott http://mobilebytes.wordpress.com On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 2:15 PM, Shane Isbell <[email protected]>wrote: > Delay is pretty much the norm in telecom. A good rule I found is that take > any estimate and multiply it by 3. This was surprisingly accurate when I > worked in the carrier space. There are a number of reasons for this, the > biggest being poorly defined requirements and multiple groups stuffing in > (or expanding) critical requirements at the last minute. > > Shane > > > On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 10:23 AM, [email protected] < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Delay is the norm at Google. They promised that they will announce the >> deadlines of the paid market availability for other countries by the >> end of Q1, it's at least a 5 months delay. >> >> On aug. 23, 19:06, mscwd01 <[email protected]> wrote: >> > I think Google has obviously encountered problems - probably with the >> > rating app or submission site (I remember reading something about it >> > but cant remember where). >> > >> > Anyway, they aught to do the logical thing and delay it by a month - >> > they cant open the submission site for a week and expect everyone to >> > be aware that its open. >> > >> > On Aug 23, 4:48 pm, JP <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> > > On Aug 23, 4:13 am, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > > > I feel sorry for any developers who wanted to enter but have family >> holidays booked for this week. >> > >> > > > I expect there a number of developers may have wanted to enter, but >> with school holidays coming to an end around the northern hemisphere are now >> off somewhere with their families where taking a laptop, getting net access, >> and/or uploading their app isn't practical. >> > >> > > Not in the States. We don't get family holidays anymore (;->). >> > >> > > Actually, we really don't. >> > >> > > Typing this over breakfast... The other day I chatted with a program >> > > manager who's working for one of my client's contractors; she worked >> > > for a number of European tech firms out here stateside. Like everyone >> > > else you talk to about that, folks here are amazed how "they" get to >> > > get six weeks off in Finland or France, a year paid maternity leave, >> > > and all that. And still get stuff done. >> > >> > > I digress... I imagine to soon read that the submission deadline Aug >> > > 31 was extended. In spite of what Muthu's hears through his source (;- >> > >> > > >). >> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
