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Patent For Cheap Wireless Downloads
NEC gets new technology patented
Perhaps in the wake of such patent lawsuit as the Broadcom / Qualcomm cases, companies left and right are making sure they’ve got their patents in place. One of those is a patent issued to NEC related to ‘wirelessly downloading files by selecting between cellular or WiFi networks’. The neat part about the technology? It checks out the availability of networks and then finds the cheapest method of file download so that you can save costs on your cell phone bill.

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SierraRob
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SierraRob

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Hmmm

"finds the cheapest method of file download so that you can save costs on your cell phone bill"

As opposed to Verizon's patent, where the device looks for the most EXPENSIVE way to download the file, then tacks on a "download convenience fee" and a "download surcharge recovery fee".