On Jan 17, 2007, at 5:57 PM, Richard Franks wrote:
I disagree - VoIP via WiFi is an obvious evolution rather than revolutionary. I don't think it's a 'killer app' either - in the terms of the phone manufacturer who is more likely to benefit from getting 6-12months lead and market share in an unexploited but growing market (Open Source Mobile Phones).
Hm. I think that an open source phone is pretty revolutionary too, and I'm looking forward to it. I'd just like to point out that you actually get some bang for your buck on VOIP even with a bluetooth phone. It won't work at Starbucks, which is a shame, but it will work when you're at home, because you can get networking over bluetooth from your computer.
So you very much can do VOIP calling on an OpenMoko phone if the software gets written. And when a new phone comes out with WiFi, the software *will* work at Starbucks. Although I suspect it'll burn the battery something fierce, so it might not be all that useful. But yeah, in theory, if it all works reasonably well, this would be really nice.
One thing to bear in mind is that at least for me, the ability to have a bluetooth headset is pretty important. So if the WiFi nukes the bluetooth, that makes it pretty much worthless.
I do actually tend to think that a hybrid WiFi/GSM phone that isn't locked to a carrier *is* revolutionary, but it doesn't have to be the first product out of the gate, either.
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