
06-27-2007, 03:30 AM
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Re: Apple's iPhone casts big shadow on cell industry Oxford <colalovesmacs@mac.com> wrote:
> Justin <nospam@insightbb.com> wrote:
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>>> but the need for a "telco" is only temporary. Cell towers are dead
>>> ends, VOIP wipes them out and is basically "free".
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>> You're high.
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> Nope, just examining the facts.
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>>>> And then there's the phone plans on offer too. That isnt something
>>>> that was relevant with the ipod, you could just dump your CDs into
>>>> if it you wanted to.
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>>> But you don't need a data plan for many of the iphone features, so
>>> just learn that once Skype is on the iPhone, (about 2 months) no
>>> need to pay ATT a single penny. Then the iPhone becomes a "free"
>>> phone to talk to anyone in the world for "free". Like it should be.
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>> Yep, like the FACT that there is no large area public wifi over what?
>> 99% of the country?
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> But you are missing the point. Are you in 99% of the country at one
> single time? No, you spend 94% of your waking life at home or at the
> office, where 99% of modern people have open wireless, or protected
> but under their control.
> I know, I know it will take people like Rod longer to understand what I'm
> saying, but it's still a fact that Wireless / 802.11 will replace Cell Towers.
No it wont, you watch.
> Will it happen tomorrow, nope! but in the 10 year time frame most Cell
> companies are "toast" unless they get to "free" calls and $100 phones.
They've already got that, child. |