On Sat, 2010-05-08 at 13:45 +0000, milkman wrote: > Everyone in America does not live in a D-Star hotspot. So that makes > it worthless. I give up!
Everyone in America does not live where highspeed internet access is availabe. So that makes highspeed internet access worthless. I am going to call my cable company and cancel my highspeed internet. Everyone in America does not live in an area with cell phone coverage. So that makes cell phones worthless. I am going to call my telco and cancel my cell phone account. Everyone in America does not live where they can put up HF antennas. So that makes HF worthless. I am going to sell my HF radios. What a ridiculous thing to say! You are talking about a mode that has been around for 5 years or so, and complaining that it has fewer repeaters and fewer users than a mode that has been around for what - 50 years or more? And you are not only surprised by this, but upset by it? And somehow this is DSTARs fault, and makes DSTAR worthless? I'm sorry you feel robbed and lied to, but information about both DSTAR itself and the current state of the DSTAR network is readily available. It is nobody's fault but yours if you didn't do your research before buying. This is a hobby, by the way - nobody owes it to you to spend their time and money to provide you with the system that you think you are entitled to. While you stated that you were here to ask questions and to learn, your posts sound more like you came here to stir the pot. If you don't like DSTAR, or a new and still-growing mode does not meet your needs - then don't use it! The rest of us are having a lot of fun with it.
