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Originally Posted by Phaneuf3
so every once in a while it fails or someone doesn't have a chip and you're back to the system we have now. for the 999 patients out of 1000 that it didn't fail for it might have saved their lives or at least improved the process.
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How often do cell phones drop out? Cell coverage everywhere? It's not like people only have medical issues in urban areas.
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Originally Posted by Phaneuf3
wouldn't be hard at all. look at how many standards and protocols exist in the computer world (which is exactly what this would boil down to). even right now as you're accessing this site... do you realize how many protocols and standards are in use?
furthermore, implementing one standard for all this chips would be way more economical as well as making more sense practically.
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Absolutely. There are thousands of protocals. But you can't get places to agree on cellular standards CDMA/GSM,TV standards (NTSC/PAL), even 911/999 emergency services. To believe everyone would happily agree to a specific service is unrealistic.
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