Right, 4G is wireless mobile broadband for your phone etc. Do you have 3G mobile network? On 17 May 2011, at 14:29, brandt wrote:
> Never even heard of 4g, let alone seen any plans. The fastest available > broadband here is 4 mB. They are currently bringing in 10 MB some places. > > Warm regards, > > Brandt Steenkamp > > If you like country, oldies and the ocasional modern track, you can tune in > to my show, "an Eclectic mess" every Wednesday afternoon at 3 PM UTC by going > to www.TheGlobalVoice.info > > Contact me: > > Skype: brandt.steenkamp007 > MSN: [email protected] > Google talk/AIM: [email protected] > Twitter @brandtsteenkamp > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Moore" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 3:23 PM > Subject: Re: Digital Distribution, was Re: macbook pro or macbook air? > > > Wrong, I am British :) I am sure South Africa will catch up in time. After > all it was not so long ago that all those CD devices you were talking about > were cassette. > > In the UK broadband speeds are up to 100mb via cable and they are currently > testing 200mb. It is nothing compared to South Korea though who have the > fastest broadband in the world with speeds of 1G+ > > Are there any plans to roll out 4G mobile networks in South Africa? UK have > lagged on this one, we won't see our first until 2013 . > On 17 May 2011, at 14:17, brandt wrote: > >> I can see you are an american, thus thinking like an american with high >> spead, uncapped broadband internet access. Places like South Africa whare I >> live and even New Zealand still implements data caps. Thus downloading a 3 >> or 4 gig file on a whim ain't gonna happen. >> >> Warm regards, >> >> Brandt Steenkamp >> >> If you like country, oldies and the ocasional modern track, you can tune in >> to my show, "an Eclectic mess" every Wednesday afternoon at 3 PM UTC by >> going to www.TheGlobalVoice.info >> >> Contact me: >> >> Skype: brandt.steenkamp007 >> MSN: [email protected] >> Google talk/AIM: [email protected] >> Twitter @brandtsteenkamp >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Moore" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 3:11 PM >> Subject: Re: Digital Distribution, was Re: macbook pro or macbook air? >> >> >> Those are products you currently own, have you seen the amount of stereo >> systems for home audio, home theatre and car that enable you to drop your >> ioS device into them? The likes of Sony and Microsoft are looking at the >> possibilities of ditching there internal drives and provide content down the >> wire in their next consoles, this will hopefully cut down on piracy too. CD >> car multi changers take up too much space in your car, you can get so much >> more on a MP3 player and you can even get MP3/IPOD ready alarm clocks too. >> >> you need to move away from the 1990s and join the 21st century. >> On 17 May 2011, at 14:00, brandt wrote: >> >>> Ok, let's agree to disagree on this point. I won't even bring up the non >>> computer devices sutch as my CD player on my bedside cabinet, the stereo in >>> the lounge, the PS 3 in my little brothers room, the 2 DVD players in the >>> house, the 2 6 disk CD changers in the 2 cars owned by the family, the 7 >>> front loader CD players found in the cars used by the company I work for, >>> and so on and so on. I can keep going for days. >>> >>> Warm regards, >>> >>> Brandt Steenkamp >>> >>> If you like country, oldies and the ocasional modern track, you can tune in >>> to my show, "an Eclectic mess" every Wednesday afternoon at 3 PM UTC by >>> going to www.TheGlobalVoice.info >>> >>> Contact me: >>> >>> Skype: brandt.steenkamp007 >>> MSN: [email protected] >>> Google talk/AIM: [email protected] >>> Twitter @brandtsteenkamp >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Moore" <[email protected]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 2:53 PM >>> Subject: Re: Digital Distribution, was Re: macbook pro or macbook air? >>> >>> >>> Savings are also made by no longer having to provide a laptop or desktop >>> with a internal DVD drive, this results in the device being able to be made >>> smaller and lighter, saving on materials and manufacturing. Accept it, the >>> spinning disc is dead. >>> On 17 May 2011, at 13:27, brandt wrote: >>> >>>> Well, you're still thinking small business. Shipping 50000 CDs verses >>>> 200000 USB thumb drives doesn't save on anything. Do the research and find >>>> out what it costs to produce 1000000 thumb drives, pack them in the stupid >>>> packaging usually used for thumb drives and shipping them, verses the same >>>> for disks, and I'm sorry but your argument is week. Try again. >>>> >>>> Warm regards, >>>> >>>> Brandt Steenkamp >>>> >>>> If you like country, oldies and the ocasional modern track, you can tune >>>> in to my show, "an Eclectic mess" every Wednesday afternoon at 3 PM UTC by >>>> going to www.TheGlobalVoice.info >>>> >>>> Contact me: >>>> >>>> Skype: brandt.steenkamp007 >>>> MSN: [email protected] >>>> Google talk/AIM: [email protected] >>>> Twitter @brandtsteenkamp >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Moore" <[email protected]> >>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 1:54 PM >>>> Subject: Re: Digital Distribution, was Re: macbook pro or macbook air? >>>> >>>> >>>> As the thumb drive is much smaller than the retail boxers previously used >>>> for Mac OS X, money will be saved on packaging as the thumb drive is much >>>> smaller, this will also result in more copies being able to be transported >>>> at a time, saving on delivery costs too. So maybe it would be not as >>>> expensive as you think. >>>> >>>> >>>> On 17 May 2011, at 12:48, brandt wrote: >>>> >>>>> True, but look at it from the big corporation's point of view, what's >>>>> cheeper, 1000000 copys of whatever OS on CD, or 1000000 copys of the same >>>>> OS on thumb drives, or SD cards, or what have you. >>>>> >>>>> Warm regards, >>>>> >>>>> Brandt Steenkamp >>>>> >>>>> If you like country, oldies and the ocasional modern track, you can tune >>>>> in to my show, "an Eclectic mess" every Wednesday afternoon at 3 PM UTC >>>>> by going to www.TheGlobalVoice.info >>>>> >>>>> Contact me: >>>>> >>>>> Skype: brandt.steenkamp007 >>>>> MSN: [email protected] >>>>> Google talk/AIM: [email protected] >>>>> Twitter @brandtsteenkamp >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Isaac Obie" <[email protected]> >>>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 9:22 AM >>>>> Subject: Re: Digital Distribution, was Re: macbook pro or macbook air? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Hello Brandt, >>>>>> I have two computers on my desk and one has no floppy drive. there's a n >>>>>> occassional need to transfer a single file between the two units. I use >>>>>> a thumbdrive for this. >>>>>> I use the same thumbdrive to transfer files between my pc and macbook. >>>>>> So I am already using jthis format.. I don't spend a lot of time >>>>>> debating which format to use. I just use what's handy and this is the >>>>>> simplest method at the present. It's certainly cheaper than putting a >>>>>> single file on a cd to transfer it. >>>>>> Isaac >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "brandt" <[email protected]> >>>>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 1:58 AM >>>>>> Subject: Re: Digital Distribution, was Re: macbook pro or macbook air? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> I still don't believe that thumb drives is the solution, not for now, >>>>>>> at least. They are still more expensive than disks. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Warm regards, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Brandt Steenkamp >>>>>>> >>>>>>> If you like country, oldies and the ocasional modern track, you can >>>>>>> tune in to my show, "an Eclectic mess" every Wednesday afternoon at 3 >>>>>>> PM UTC by going to www.TheGlobalVoice.info >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Contact me: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Skype: brandt.steenkamp007 >>>>>>> MSN: [email protected] >>>>>>> Google talk/AIM: [email protected] >>>>>>> Twitter @brandtsteenkamp >>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Howell" <[email protected]> >>>>>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 12:05 AM >>>>>>> Subject: Re: Digital Distribution, was Re: macbook pro or macbook air? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Not at all since you can always use a flash disk or external drive. In >>>>>>> fact the MacBook Air is shipped with a flash disk that contains the OS. >>>>>>> On May 16, 2011, at 12:36 PM, brandt wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> If as you say, optical drives go the way of the Dodo, what will you do >>>>>>>> if whatever opperating system die? If whare as of now, you can install >>>>>>>> off of a DVD, what will you do when you don't have that anymore? If >>>>>>>> your only computer whent crash, you're truely screwed! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Warm regards, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Brandt Steenkamp >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> If you like country, oldies and the ocasional modern track, you can >>>>>>>> tune in to my show, "an Eclectic mess" every Wednesday afternoon at 3 >>>>>>>> PM UTC by going to www.TheGlobalVoice.info >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Contact me: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Skype: brandt.steenkamp007 >>>>>>>> MSN: [email protected] >>>>>>>> Google talk/AIM: [email protected] >>>>>>>> Twitter @brandtsteenkamp >>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Howell" >>>>>>>> <[email protected]> >>>>>>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, May 16, 2011 5:36 PM >>>>>>>> Subject: Re: Digital Distribution, was Re: macbook pro or macbook air? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I have to agree with Ricardo. There are risks no matter what form of >>>>>>>> commerce you engage in, but digital commerce is generally more secure >>>>>>>> and efficient. APple would not have gone in this direction if it was >>>>>>>> not a benefit to them and their customers. >>>>>>>> Sony screwed themselves and in all fairness and as I have always said, >>>>>>>> any computer connected to a network is subject to being hacked. The >>>>>>>> issue is really being on top of your systems and always watching for >>>>>>>> these issues. THis does apply to companies as well as individuals. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On May 16, 2011, at 11:19 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> So what? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> For most, the convenience will out weigh the risk. There will always >>>>>>>>> be security risks. This doesn't stop most of us from using credit >>>>>>>>> cards? And digital music downloads has already passed CD sales. So, >>>>>>>>> the writing is already on the wall. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Ricardo Walker >>>>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>>> Twitter, Skype, and AIM: rwalker296 >>>>>>>>> www.mobileaccess.org >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On May 16, 2011, at 7:04 AM, Shawn Krasniuk wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Hey. Ricardo said he following statement. >>>>>>>>>> Yeah but optical drives are going the way of the dinosaur. We have >>>>>>>>>> iTunes, amazon, netflix, and other sources to obtain media content. >>>>>>>>>> You want an app, just download it from the web or the Mac app store. >>>>>>>>>> Don't be surprised in 2 years, if all macbooks follow the air and >>>>>>>>>> get rid of their optical drives. >>>>>>>>>> I don't think digital distribution will take over CD's or DVD's just >>>>>>>>>> yet. I know most of you don't play video games, but if you heard it >>>>>>>>>> on the radio, you'd know that Sony's Playstation Network has been >>>>>>>>>> down for the past month. As it was down, people were concerned about >>>>>>>>>> identity thef, because the reason why it was down is because someone >>>>>>>>>> hacked into the network. So if you ask me, it'll take more than 2 >>>>>>>>>> years for digital distribution to take effect. I wouldn't be >>>>>>>>>> surprised if someone hacks into Itunes or the App Store. >>>>>>>>>> Shawn >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" 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/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" 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/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" 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/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" 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/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" 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/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" 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/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" 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/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" 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/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" 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/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" 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/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" 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/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" 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/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" 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/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" 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/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" 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/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" 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/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" 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/macvisionaries?hl=en.
