pandora
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Re: 500 kbps here now...
Yeah,
But my point is I don't want to carry around a laptop, with a small screen broadband doesn't help much. I've got a laptop, a net enabled cell phone, and broadband. Each is nice, however the laptop doesn't fit in my shirt pocket, doesn't provide cell phone service, and has no integrated photo / video camera.
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elias
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| I forgot about BT's limiation, but still.
They make PC-cards for connecting to the cell networks. There's even a new Sony laptop that has a slot for a SIM card in it.
Perhaps in the future, laptops can have built-in HSDPA radios in addition to WiFi.
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pandora
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| Well, my point was sometimes you want a small browser in your pocket, and when you do, high bandwidth while nice, may not be as important. Cost becomes a concern, Cingular charges for example by line, in our family we have 2 lines enabled for unlimited internet, cost is about $32. My understanding is this would be about $160 with Verizon, BUT Verizon would get high speed. If I traveled often and wanted high speed in a laptop this would appeal more. It really depends on what they are marketing to.
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