I can see the news bleepers, now... Someone using his Cell phone during the commute up 880, this morning causes a horrific 49 car pile up. Evidently the driver was watching a pornographic Streaming Video during his commute, and for some reason lost control of his car. Join us at 11 for more on this story, including exclusive footage of what the driver was watching when he caused this crash, Only on (insert favorite sensational TV news here).
-----Original Message----- From: Jack Grimes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 9:11 AM To: Wireless List Subject: [BAWUG] Little or no interest in 3G According to the Financial Times of London, 40 percent of those surveyed have no interest in 3G or the features it offers. 3G technology can provide consumers with faster Internet connections, video clips and color photos. However, mobile phone users noted they primarily use their phones for basic voice calls. Investors and mobile operators hope that the Asian market will increase the appeal for 3G technology. (Source: BBC News) [via CTIA Daily News] This is not surprising. So far, there are no compelling, pervasive applications for wireless data, let alone applications to justify the higher cost of the higher bandwidth. The only high value apps that I know of are in the business space and are low volume. --jack -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
