Saturday, February 19th, 2005, 4:28 am
Cellular over the Internet
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Slashdot report on Skype-ready phones from Motorola. These are devices that are designed to operate over the Internet, thereby making phonecall virtually free.
…one could use Skype for outgoing calls near wi-fi hotspots (essentially free) but default on GSM for outgoing calls in areas that lack coverage…
This takes us a step closer to communication that is purely-Internet based.
February 19th, 2005 at 4:35 am
I would guess that the heads of large phone companies are now wetting their beds at night…
February 19th, 2005 at 4:59 am
The prices of calls have gone down already (lowering demand or more competition), but the cheaper it gets, the more people babble.
February 20th, 2005 at 9:49 pm
That sounds pretty cool… Too bad I just bought a new phone and I’m locked into a 2 year contract. Maybe they will have all the bugs worked out by the time I need to upgrade.