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  Anonymous Coward, 14 Nov 2005 @ 1:53pm

  
  

  A little more info on Voce

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  Anonymous Coward, 14 Nov 2005 @ 2:18pm

  
  

  No Subject Given

  As personally distasteful as I find these sorts of wasteful 'prestige' items, they do serve a very valid function... They get money out of the hands of the stupid rich*, and back into the economy.
  
  *Mostly referring to actors, actresses, and athletes, with a nod to heiresses.

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  Anonymous Coward, 14 Nov 2005 @ 5:02pm

  
  

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  Okay techdirt, you got me. What the fuck is an MVNO?

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    Mike (profile), 14 Nov 2005 @ 6:33pm

    
    

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    MVNO: Mobile Virtual Network Operator
    
    A mobile operator that doesn't own its own network, but simply uses someone else's network.

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  Kingmanor, 14 Nov 2005 @ 11:49pm

  
  

  ACRONYMS

  oh I love it when you dont tell us what the hell MVNO is supposed to mean.

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    Mike (profile), 15 Nov 2005 @ 12:30am

    
    

    Re: ACRONYMS

    At this point, we've written about MVNOs enough, that it seems fairly redundant to write out what it means every time. Also, I did define it right above your comment, so I'm not sure the reason for your complaint.

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      thecaptain, 15 Nov 2005 @ 4:58am

      
      

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      Personally Mike, as a daily reader, its not so much the acronym as much as what the heck a Mobile Virtual Network Operator actually does? A cellular reseller with integrated customized services?
      I'm looking around for a definition myself...most articles I'm googling right now seem to just assume I know what the heck that is.

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        Mike (profile), 15 Nov 2005 @ 8:47am

        
        

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        Er. Again, I wrote above: it's a mobile operator who doesn't own their own network but uses someone else's. So, Virgn Mobile is a mobile operator, but they're actually using Sprint's network. Virgin Mobile is an MVNO. We've explained it in the past multiple times, so it gets quite repetitive to explain it every time.

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          Ed, 15 Nov 2005 @ 9:10am

          
          

          Re: ACRONYMS

          I scan techdirt almost daily and didn't know what MVNO meant, either. Perhaps this will change eventually, but I don't think MVNO is in the same category as acronyms like VOIP that are obvious to everyone.

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          Alex, 15 Nov 2005 @ 9:10am

          
          

          Re: ACRONYMS

          Perhaps a glossary of some sort? Although, admittedly, Google would work as well. (Especially in this case, as the first 2 google entries when searching for 'mvno' are definitions.)
          
          But still, surely you have enough free time to make a glossary for the searching-impaired. :)

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            John, 15 Nov 2005 @ 9:23am

            
            

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            I think it's worth assuming that people visiting this site have either a basic understanding of the tech world or, at worst, a basic understanding of how to use Google.
            
            I don't come here for definitions. If there's something I don't understand, I look it up.
            
            This isn't kindergarten, it's a news site.

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  Joel, 15 Nov 2005 @ 9:42am

  
  

  MVNO

  I've been reading Techdirt every day for months, and I had no idea what the term MVNO meant. Just one more data point for you.

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