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NEW PHONES LINK TO WI-FI, CELLULAR NETWORKS
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 13:09:21 -0500
------ Forwarded Message From: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne () warpspeed com> Reply-To: dewayne () warpspeed com Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 09:31:28 -0800 To: Dewayne-Net Technology List <dewayne-net () warpspeed com> Subject: [Dewayne-Net] NEW PHONES LINK TO WI-FI, CELLULAR NETWORKS NEW PHONES LINK TO WI-FI, CELLULAR NETWORKS A new line of wireless handsets designed to work on Wi-Fi networks will be available in the next 12 months. The phones will be capable of handling everything from surfing the Web to downloading music, video or large data files such as PowerPoint presentations, and users can make voice calls to boot. When the phones are outside of Wi-Fi coverage, users can switch over to traditional cellular networks. Prices have not yet been set, but are expected to cost about the same as high-end phones or PDAs, which typically start around $500. The Wi-Fi phones likely will be bigger and heavier than today's diminutive wireless handsets, in order to accommodate larger screens and possibly bigger batteries. Analysts say the advent of the new Wi-Fi phones shows just how much plans for high-speed mobile communications have changed over the past several years. Just a couple of years ago, the wireless industry was touting the grand rollout of "third-generation" wireless networks, but 3G is now late and has proven a commercial flop where available. (Wall Street Journal 19 Feb 2003) <http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB1045620856540647663.djm,00.html> (sub req'd) Archives at: <http://Wireless.Com/Dewayne-Net> Weblog at: <http://weblog.warpspeed.com> ------ End of Forwarded Message ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To unsubscribe or update your address, click http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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