Comments on: The immaturity of the US mobile market http://www.lucafiligheddu.com/2008/01/the-immaturity-of-the-us-mobile-market.html Social Media, VoIP and a lot of Tech News Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:31:52 -0700 hourly 1 By: Nokia to Introduce a Touchscreen Phone: What About the US Market? | LucaFiligheddu.com http://www.lucafiligheddu.com/2008/01/the-immaturity-of-the-us-mobile-market.html/comment-page-1#comment-6287 Nokia to Introduce a Touchscreen Phone: What About the US Market? | LucaFiligheddu.com Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:09:24 +0000 http://www.lucafiligheddu.com/2008/01/the-immaturity-of-the-us-mobile-market.html#comment-6287 [...] Blackberry. Why? Try to get a high end Nokia smartphone in California and here is the answer. As noticed already, it’s almost impossible to find, let’s say, a N-series phone here in California [...] [...] Blackberry. Why? Try to get a high end Nokia smartphone in California and here is the answer. As noticed already, it’s almost impossible to find, let’s say, a N-series phone here in California [...]

]]> By: Nokia is Taking the US Mobile Market Seriously | LucaFiligheddu.com http://www.lucafiligheddu.com/2008/01/the-immaturity-of-the-us-mobile-market.html/comment-page-1#comment-5421 Nokia is Taking the US Mobile Market Seriously | LucaFiligheddu.com Mon, 05 May 2008 16:36:49 +0000 http://www.lucafiligheddu.com/2008/01/the-immaturity-of-the-us-mobile-market.html#comment-5421 [...] it seems that what I was looking forward to is finally happening. More choices and more services for US customers? [...] [...] it seems that what I was looking forward to is finally happening. More choices and more services for US customers? [...]

]]> By: Someone at AT&T Heard My Complaint | LucaFiligheddu.com http://www.lucafiligheddu.com/2008/01/the-immaturity-of-the-us-mobile-market.html/comment-page-1#comment-4900 Someone at AT&T Heard My Complaint | LucaFiligheddu.com Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:54:01 +0000 http://www.lucafiligheddu.com/2008/01/the-immaturity-of-the-us-mobile-market.html#comment-4900 [...] seems they heard my complaint about the status of the US mobile market, where I could hardly find a decent mobile phone in any store I [...] [...] seems they heard my complaint about the status of the US mobile market, where I could hardly find a decent mobile phone in any store I [...]

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]]> By: Luca Filigheddu http://www.lucafiligheddu.com/2008/01/the-immaturity-of-the-us-mobile-market.html/comment-page-1#comment-4592 Luca Filigheddu Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:06:49 +0000 http://www.lucafiligheddu.com/2008/01/the-immaturity-of-the-us-mobile-market.html#comment-4592 I totally agree. A person told me he was interested to buy the N95, but mine was the first one he could see (he was happy for that). WalMart, Costco etc. are the right places to engage the "normal" people. I totally agree. A person told me he was interested to buy the N95, but mine was the first one he could see (he was happy for that). WalMart, Costco etc. are the right places to engage the “normal” people.

]]> By: PhoneBoy http://www.lucafiligheddu.com/2008/01/the-immaturity-of-the-us-mobile-market.html/comment-page-1#comment-4591 PhoneBoy Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:45:13 +0000 http://www.lucafiligheddu.com/2008/01/the-immaturity-of-the-us-mobile-market.html#comment-4591 Being charged for inbound calls is an artifact of the fact that you are not charged for "local" calls when calling from a landline in the U.S.. Since the FCC didn't want there to be a distinction between mobile and fixed lines, the mobile operator charges for both incoming and outgoing calls, at least on most plans. I get continually frustrated with my brethren at Nokia for not pushing for a stronger physical presence in our shops. Not just the operator shops, but places like Best Buy, WalMart, or Costco. To break the mentality that you can only get those phones in Europe, people have to be able to SEE the damn phones! Being charged for inbound calls is an artifact of the fact that you are not charged for “local” calls when calling from a landline in the U.S.. Since the FCC didn’t want there to be a distinction between mobile and fixed lines, the mobile operator charges for both incoming and outgoing calls, at least on most plans.

I get continually frustrated with my brethren at Nokia for not pushing for a stronger physical presence in our shops. Not just the operator shops, but places like Best Buy, WalMart, or Costco. To break the mentality that you can only get those phones in Europe, people have to be able to SEE the damn phones!

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