← Back to context Comment by jerkstate 1 month ago what good is a phone if it isn't on a network? 2 comments jerkstate Reply cesarb 1 month ago > what good is a phone if it isn't on a network?1. It might be on a voice network but not on a data network; for instance, if you don't have a data plan.2. Modern smartphones are actually a hybrid of a traditional cell phone and a traditional PDA, and you might be using it for the PDA part. cpburns2009 1 month ago Have you ever been in a large building with awful cell reception and no wifi access?
cesarb 1 month ago > what good is a phone if it isn't on a network?1. It might be on a voice network but not on a data network; for instance, if you don't have a data plan.2. Modern smartphones are actually a hybrid of a traditional cell phone and a traditional PDA, and you might be using it for the PDA part.
cpburns2009 1 month ago Have you ever been in a large building with awful cell reception and no wifi access?
> what good is a phone if it isn't on a network?
1. It might be on a voice network but not on a data network; for instance, if you don't have a data plan.
2. Modern smartphones are actually a hybrid of a traditional cell phone and a traditional PDA, and you might be using it for the PDA part.
Have you ever been in a large building with awful cell reception and no wifi access?