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   Anonymous Coward, Nov 14th, 2005 @ 1:53pm

   
   

   A little more info on Voce

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   Anonymous Coward, Nov 14th, 2005 @ 2:18pm

   
   

   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, Nov 14th, 2005 @ 5:02pm

   
   

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

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

   
   

   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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   ACRONYMS

   

   Kingmanor, Nov 14th, 2005 @ 11:49pm

   
   

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

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

   
   

   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, Nov 15th, 2005 @ 4:58am

   
   

   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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   Re: ACRONYMS

   

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

   
   

   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, Nov 15th, 2005 @ 9:10am

   
   

   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, Nov 15th, 2005 @ 9:10am

    
    

    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, Nov 15th, 2005 @ 9:23am

    
    

    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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    MVNO

    

    Joel, Nov 15th, 2005 @ 9:42am

    
    

    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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