I've also noticed quite a few web forms now have you fill in your birth date in the yyyymmdd format instead of the older ddmmyyyy. I've had some people complain about it not being in the form that they're used to but most just ignore it. The one thing that has confused some people is switching it so that the date is 16 March 2007 instead of March 16,2007.
Myself I can use both forms but it gets awfully confusing having to stop and think which one it is. It'd be much better on my sanity if they'd just pick and use the ISO standard in the US. Mike On 3/16/07, Mike Millet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I set my computer clock to 24 hour format but I have a standard 12 hour Timex analog watch that I like to much to go out and buy a 24 hour one until it dies. Just a side note on manually changing the time on your cell phone, it can mess ujp the times that night and weekend minutes stard for billing purposes. If I remember correctly people who manually set their clock time encountered problems when switching time zones or when placing calls as the time on the tower and the time on the phone were different. Not sure how all carriers handle this but I would just watch for it. I don't mind the 24 hour format because it saves me that split second of wondering whether it is AM or PM. Mike On 3/16/07, Paul Trusten, R.Ph. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Mike, > > GERMANY does. I was there. I saw it. Shop windows state that the store > opens at > 9:00 and closes at 18:00. My German friend even asked me, "What do A.M. > and > P.M. mean?" > > > Quoting Mike Millet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > A bit off topic here but do any countries actually use the 24 hour > format in > > their day to day activities? I have heard it referenced on the BBC > site but > > especially in the US and Canada the only time 24 hour format is used > is in > > conjunction with military time and military operations. Do countries > exist > > where people actually list the time as meeting at 13:30 etc? I've > never > > heard anyone that I've met from the UK, Canada, Australia, New > Zealand, > > France, and a couple other countries ever reference it. Not meaning > to be > > rude just curious :). > > > > Mike > > > > On 3/15/07, Brian White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > CDMA is actually more efficient with spectrum usage. But I find > battery > > > life > > > of CDMA phones to be less than GSM counterparts. I also hate the > lack of > > > a > > > SIM card in CDMA phones. CDMA phones have traditionally lagged GSM > phones > > > in > > > technology adoption like Bluetooth, etc... > > > > > > Europe just got together and agreed on a standard and moved > forward. Most > > > rest of world countries copied Europe with GSM. Whereas in the > United > > > States, we let the markets decide. > > > > > > Which is silly to me because you have very redundant network build > outs. > > > So > > > in any one area, you have AT&T Wireless/Cingular TDMA then GSM, > > > Voicestream/T- > > > Mobile GSM, Sprint CDMA, Verizon CDMA and Nextel iDEN. > > > > > > Actually Verizon choosing CDMA was something of a big deal. Verizon > was > > > partially owned by Vodafone, the European provider. They obviously > pushed > > > for GSM. Verizon had some deal with Qualcomm going (they rule CDMA) > and > > > that's where they went. Vodaphone over time got rid of their > investment > > > in > > > Verizon. > > > > > > What sucked about Cingular buying AT&T Wireless was that really, > that > > > should > > > have been Vodafone's deal. (I could have gotten that Ferrari or > McLaren > > > branded cell phone right?) So the United States really should have > had > > > three GSM providers (Cingular, Vodafone and T-Mobile)....but alas, > due to > > > some shrewd dealings, the deal was given to Cingular. Do some > searches on > > > the deal, it was pretty sketchy. > > > > > > Nothing metric, but everything to do with the mindset of being > different. > > > > > > On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 23:47:09 -0400, Carleton MacDonald wrote > > > > Well, there is something related - CDMA is another case of the USA > doing > > > > things differently than 80% of the rest of the world ... > > > > > > > > Wonder which is actually better. > > > > > > > > Carleton > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On > > > Behalf > > > > Of Michael Payne > > > > Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 23:07 > > > > To: U.S. Metric Association > > > > Subject: [USMA:38224] RE: Brand New Phone, 12 Hour Time. > > > > > > > > Not that this has much to do with metric, but I switched from > > > > Cingular to T-Mobile just over a year ago and I've found the > > > > coverage with T-Mobile better using a GSM phone, I also use my > phone > > > > worldwide. > > > > > > > > Michael Payne > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Nat Hager III" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: " U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> > > > > Sent: Friday, 16 March 2007 02:59 > > > > Subject: [USMA:38222] RE: Brand New Phone, 12 Hour Time. > > > > > > > > >>> You actually cared about TDMA coverage and left Cingular > because of > > > > >>> that? > > > > > > > > > > Wow, you deserve the 12 hour time then. hahahaha.. Of > course, > > > maybe > > > > > I'm > > > > > spoiled because I'm in Seattle. Home of both AT&T Wireless > (before > > > > > Cingular > > > > > bought them) and T-Mobile. > > > > >>> > > > > > > > > > > You bet. In 2005 Cingular GSM coverage was only slightly better > than > > > > > T-Mobile, in 2004 it was experimental on the weaker 1900 MHz > band > > > only, my > > > > > phone switched to TDMA half the time. > > > > > > > > > > Nat > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > "The boy is dangerous, they all sense it why can't you?" > > > > > -- > Paul Trusten, R.Ph. > Public Relations Director > U.S. Metric Association, Inc. > Phone (432)528-7724 > www.metric.org > 3609 Caldera Boulevard, Apartment 122 > Midland TX 79707-2872 USA > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://home.grandecom.net/~trusten > > > > -- "The boy is dangerous, they all sense it why can't you?"
-- "The boy is dangerous, they all sense it why can't you?"
