[V8] reminder: factory phones will be useless post Feb 2008

[Grant Lenahan]

What they really want is the spectrum back - is worth billions and  
they can use it to put up 3G technologies which are much more  
saleable and efficient.

Grant
On Dec 22, 2007, at 11:30 PM, Brett Dikeman wrote:

> For those of you that haven't heard, and use your (analog) factory
> phones, if only for making emergency calls...analog cell phone service
> in the US will be harder and harder to find after February 2008.
>
> http://ap.google.com/article/ 
> ALeqM5iiczkwxq1jK5IKXGCsNQkWgOHmQAD8TM1PKG0
>
> It's worth noting that the FCC is "letting" carriers do this after Feb
> 18th- not sure how hot-to-trot the various carriers will be.  No doubt
> some will jump at the chance to get customers to drop $$ on new plans
> and handsets...
>
> Does anyone know what newer Audi models use the old analog On-Star
> based system, and if they can be updated as claimed in the article? I
> think this would make a good wiki article, but I have no clue on
> either front.
>
> Brett
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