Re: .1 Microsecond Synchronization

Rob wrote:
Richard B. Gilbert <rgilbert88@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
It has always amazed me that in an all-digital system like GSM there is
no standard way to communicate wallclock time from the network to the
handhelds. Even a once-per-hour time transmission that would sync the
freerunning clock in the phone would be fine for most users.
I tend to rely on my wrist watch for time rather than my cell phone.

I don't have a wrist watch. I use my phone to know what time it is.

Also, I think most people buy cell phones to use as phones and would never miss having the correct time on the phone.

I don't know the situation in your country, but over here the function
of a cell phone to be used as a phone is becoming a smaller fraction of
its total functionality, and sometimes one even wonders if it is the
primary function (both when deciding to buy the model and in actual use).

My cell phone has all sorts of functions that I don't really use much. It has many, if not all, of the functions of a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) but is much less convenient to use for such functions as:
a. Address Book
b. Calculator
c. Calender

What really cripples it is data entry using the keypad! Punching the 2-ABC key four times to get a "C" is not a practical method of data entry! If I want to enter someone's name, address and/or phone number, I connect the phone to my computer with the USB cable and use Motorola Phone Tools. It's not always convenient, or even possible, to do so.

My Palm M500 is easily 2-1/2 times the size and three times the weight but it's a lot easier to use for keeping track of names, addresses, phone numbers, and appointments, than my RAZR V3m.


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