On 1/17/07, Attila Csipa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Thursday 18 January 2007 00:09, Renaissance Man wrote: > Why does no organisation (even Apple) seem to get it that the mobile > communications revolution is through VoIP via WiFi. This is the > killer app. Could you share with us WHY do you think that is the killer app ? (for DATA applications, I understand, but specifically for VOICE) From what I see, VoIP via WiFi in phones/PDAs is the re-creation of GSM technology but without the phone-orientedness of GSM networks. Technology wise, you seem to have worse autonomy, worse coverage, extra HW cost, bluetooth interference, limited and country-specific list of channels, but hey you have the extra bandwidth you will never need for VoIP ! Pricewise, it's bust again. No carrier will subsidise such phones, thus they will be more expensive (defeating the purpose of being cheaper) and even if they would, with different dialplans and GSM gateways, the price difference becomes really slim. VoIP might come into play if you had 3G bandwidths, but again, price works against you except for the most expansive direct calls to the other side of the world. Of course, all of this from my local perspective, maybe in the UK it's different :)
You are absolutely right. I just didnt have the energy to type all of that. Glad you did! Hank _______________________________________________
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