Google patents tech that could overturn telcos

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: dewayne () warpspeed com (Dewayne Hendricks)
Date: September 26, 2008 2:58:53 PM EDT
To: Dewayne-Net Technology List <xyzzy () warpspeed com>
Subject: [Dewayne-Net] Google patents tech that could overturn telcos

[Note:  Can't wait to see the claims on this patent.  Seems to me that  
there is a lot of prior art in this area.  Oh well....  DLH]

Google patents tech that could overturn telcos
Telephony Online
By Chris Keall

Google has today filed a patent application for technology that lets a  
mobile phone automatically detect the cheapest wi-fi, WiMax or  
cellular plan in any given location.

The idea is that rather than being tied to a single phone company or  
ISP plan, your cellphone and automatically pick-and-mix from the  
cheapest connection options as you move around.

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