en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
 ·RoadRunner Cable
 ·DSL EXTREME
| reply to huntml
Re: ruh roh....Spent isn't looking so good right now.
I tend to agree... as long as Big telco bases devices as voice+data, cost will be high
If wireless networks are built/accessible for non-specific data uses, where there's little cost or regulation, it will be used by many more 'devices'.
This will bring in the gap of 'WiFi' style plans/devices vs. Cellular style plans/devices.
Sprint 'can' do a winfall if they act fast, and can cover issues such as roaming on WiMAX w/o having to purchase expensive cellular data plans.
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huntml
join:2002-01-23
Mullica Hill, NJ
·Comcast
| Of course, all the long-term evolutionary paths for mobile I've seen have everything going to IP-based structures, even voice. How are they going to justify traditional mobile plans, denying people use of things like VoIP, etc., when they'll essentially be handling all their own voice traffic via VoIP?
Interesting times ahead, I think. |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
·RoadRunner Cable
·DSL EXTREME
| I agree... pretty much all mobile will be IP based.. the question is, how open will these carriers be, and how reliable/available will their services be?
Verizon Wireless has typically been the most closed
AT&T has been more open than VZW, but is still restrictive.
Sprint has been pretty open
T-Mobile has been fairly open as well
Nextel isn't very open, although I did run SSH over by Blackberry.
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