Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 20:06:39 -0400
From: mark <whitroth at 5-cent.us>
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Subject: [WSFA] Why do cell phones still suck for calling?
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>

Excerpt:
Calling is probably only a small percentage of what the average smartphone
is used for today, but you would think that with all the advances in
mobile tech, this still critical function would have gotten better too.

Ha!

Connections are still spotty, voice quality often stinks, and you don\342\200\231t
have to think back too far to remember the last time you had a call drop.

The IEEE\342\200\231s Spectrum magazine just published a good article on the subject,
\342\200\234All smart, no phone: Cellular carriers are dragging their heels over
technology to improve voice quality,\342\200\235 that identifies the core problems
and the technology fixes that can help.

But just to be clear, there really is a problem. Cell phones are lousy for
voice calling.
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<http://www.networkworld.com/article/2836389/service-providers/why-do-cell-phones-still-suck-for-calling.html>

     mark, who owns a cellphone to make "telephone calls" to "talk to people
               at a distance"