Primeiro mundo?First world country?

Sem sinal...
Originally uploaded by Andreas Toscano.

Quando voce pensa em Nova Iorque, logo a imagem de uma cidade que tem tudo o que ha de mais moderno vem aa sua cabeca. Bem, pelo menos aa minha. Achava que os servicos daqui estavam anos-luz aa frente dos servicos oferecidos em paises de "terceiro mundo". Me enganei...
A coisa mais basica da telefonia celular, por exemplo, ainda eh motivo de campanhas publicitarias: cobertura. As operadoras fazem propaganda para falar que a tecnologia deles gera menos queda nas ligacoes. MENOS, mas o problema ainda existe. Em Kiev, eh possivel conversar no Metro e, em certos pontos, entre estacoes. Aqui, voce desce 10 degraus e ja nao tem mais sinal nenhum (vide foto). Eh muito engracado ver empresarios apressados perderem o trem por nao poderem descer para a estacao com medo que a ligacao caia. Ainda mais num pais de "primeiro mundo".

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When you think of New York, the first thing that comes to your mind is a city that has the latest developments in all areas. Well, at least to my mind. I thought that services here were way ahead of the services offered in "third world" countries. I was wrong...
The most basic thing a mobile phone company can offer, for example, is still subject of many advertising campaigns: coverage. The carriers advertise that their technology generate less dropped calls. LESS, but the problem is still there. In Kiev, it's possible to talk in any metro station and, in some parts, between stations. Here, you have no coverage after going down 10 steps (pic).
It's funny to see desperate businessmen losing their trains because they cannot go down to the platform without causing the call to drop. Moreover in a "first world" country.