tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518538516094111151.post6059928409976429810..comments2024-02-09T04:57:18.262-05:00Comments on TeleFrieden: About That Second, Third and Fourth Wireless “Attachment”Rob Friedenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07906014390240946093noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518538516094111151.post-14780971255356919532012-06-15T20:24:50.101-04:002012-06-15T20:24:50.101-04:00Hello Richard:
Thanks for your comments--all fair...Hello Richard:<br /><br />Thanks for your comments--all fair points. On the other hand adding a seoncd or third or fourth handset also imposes costs, e.g., assignment of telephone numbers, porting, etc. The wireless carriers are able to absorb these costs without surcharges.Rob Friedenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07906014390240946093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518538516094111151.post-91779974587744655072012-06-15T18:44:28.809-04:002012-06-15T18:44:28.809-04:00Carterfone was a doctrine for a different kind of ...Carterfone was a doctrine for a different kind of network. An idle phone in the PSTN doesn't impose any costs on the network, but each device on a mobile network contributes to the network's signalling overhead. <br /><br />This is important technically because signalling consumes roughly half the capacity of the mobile network. The more devices, the more overhead, and the more overhead the fewer happy users.<br /><br />Carterfone also stopped technical progress at the edge of the PSTN, which was not a good thing.Richard Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12130321354450503253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518538516094111151.post-30748584725888697932012-06-15T18:43:45.360-04:002012-06-15T18:43:45.360-04:00Carterfone was a doctrine for a different kind of ...Carterfone was a doctrine for a different kind of network. An idle phone in the PSTN doesn't impose any costs on the network, but each device on a mobile network contributes to the network's signalling overhead. <br /><br />This is important technically because signalling consumes roughly half the capacity of the mobile network. The more devices, the more overhead, and the more overhead the fewer happy users.<br /><br />Carterfone also stopped technical progress at the edge of the PSTN, which was not a good thing.Richard Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12130321354450503253noreply@blogger.com