Stephen Henson <steve@nospam.invalid> wrote:
> In article <45cb3edd$0$8752$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net>,
> root@mauve.demon.co.uk says...
>> What's the current state of play with these in the UK?
>> I can't seem to find any actual prices in a quick browse over tarrifs.
>>
>> Interested for use with http://www.openmoko.com/press/index.html - which
>> is a completely open source phone.
>>
>
> 9600 baud so *painfully* slow.
>
> The prices are often hidden away and usually can't be taken out of
> inclusive minutes.
>
> GPRS is the best option which I note it supports. Pity it isn't 3G or
> HSPDA though.

I should have clarified - I was meaning mobile-mobile.
GPRS has flaws - it's latency is just horrible.
A mobile data-data call is much more reliable, when doing stuff like
VOIP, with a side-channel to share data.