BPremium,MVM
join:2000-10-28 | reply to RockyBB
Re: [Femtocell] The Beginning of the End of Residential VOIP It's really too bad that 802.11 sucks so much power. It would be a lot simpler to just use WiFi enabled cell phones to accomplish the same thing as the femtocells, since so many people have home WiFi networks with the same coverage that the femtos are going to bring.
This way in a home there's more radiation (not necessarily a bad kind), more stuff to hook up, more vendor lock-in, more and different worry about sharing your connection, etc....
Perhaps something like dual band DECT enabled cell phones would make more sense than the femtos? I guess I'm thinking that a short range need should be met by an efficient short range protocol, not a spoofing of a long range cell protocol...
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maziloFrom MaziloPremium
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kudos:1 | said by B:This way in a home there's more radiation (not necessarily a bad kind), more stuff to hook up, more vendor lock-in, more and different worry about sharing your connection, etc.... And more expose to an accumulation of such microwave radiations that will perhaps cause human cells to mutate into other cells, including but not limited to cancer cells. Thousands years from now, perhaps this planet will be inhibited with mutated creatures and they will still call them a human species. Those who live in jungles that are not affected by these microwaves (absorbed by tree leaves) remain the same and will be treated as alien species. 
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| said by mazilo:And more expose to an accumulation of such microwave radiations that will perhaps cause human cells to mutate into other cells, including but not limited to cancer cells. Thousands years from now, perhaps this planet will be inhibited with mutated creatures and they will still call them a human species. Those who live in jungles that are not affected by these microwaves (absorbed by tree leaves) remain the same and will be treated as alien species. Yeah, but I bet those mutants will have wicked fast phones!
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 MaxoYour tax dollars at work.Premium,VIP
join:2002-11-04
Tallahassee, FL | reply to B
said by B:It's really too bad that 802.11 sucks so much power. It would be a lot simpler to just use WiFi enabled cell phones to accomplish the same thing as the femtocells, since so many people have home WiFi networks with the same coverage that the femtos are going to bring. This way in a home there's more radiation (not necessarily a bad kind), more stuff to hook up, more vendor lock-in, more and different worry about sharing your connection, etc.... Perhaps something like dual band DECT enabled cell phones would make more sense than the femtos? I guess I'm thinking that a short range need should be met by an efficient short range protocol, not a spoofing of a long range cell protocol... -- B I have thought this for a long time. Have the phone simply connect to a wireless network, it automatically makes a SIP connection to the provider (AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, whomever) and viola, cell service anywhere you have access to a wireless connection. No need for femtocells. |
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 RockyBBPremium
join:2005-01-31
Steamboat Springs, CO | said by Maxo:I have thought this for a long time. Have the phone simply connect to a wireless network, it automatically makes a SIP connection to the provider (AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, whomever) and viola, cell service anywhere you have access to a wireless connection. that would not work in a moving car, or when walking through the shopping mall. |
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MaxoYour tax dollars at work.Premium,VIP
join:2002-11-04
Tallahassee, FL | said by RockyBB:said by Maxo:I have thought this for a long time. Have the phone simply connect to a wireless network, it automatically makes a SIP connection to the provider (AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, whomever) and viola, cell service anywhere you have access to a wireless connection. that would not work in a moving car, or when walking through the shopping mall. I was meaning that wireless was an alternate way to make a voice call, not superseding regular cell towers. |
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 PolarBear03The bear formerly known as aaron8301Premium
join:2005-01-03 | reply to RockyBB
said by RockyBB:said by Maxo:I have thought this for a long time. Have the phone simply connect to a wireless network, it automatically makes a SIP connection to the provider (AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, whomever) and viola, cell service anywhere you have access to a wireless connection. that would not work in a moving car, or when walking through the shopping mall. That's funny, it works fine on my T-Mobile Blackberry Curve. When it loses wifi signal, it simply switches back to GSM. And although on the early T-mobile UMA phones battery drain was horrible, the battery on my Curve lasts me 3 days with light use or 1 day with heavy voice use. |
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