Taming The Telcos - Make Mobile Calls Over WiFi Too
October 24th, 2006|
This is the first of a series of posts wherein I will freely expound on how our telecom companies should and perhaps could be tamed - by egging them to adopt and offer newer technologies and services that will make yours and my life simpler. And, of course, our monthly bills a little lighter.
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T-Mobile has launched a new service in the US that allows you to communicate over both cellular and WiFi networks. According to The New York Times, this is the first major network to offer such a service, presently available on a trail basis in Seattle. The interesting thing is that the (new) handsets link to both the T-Mobile’s cellular networks as well as WiFi networks. T Mobile WiFi is available at thousands of spots including airports, hotels and of course Starbucks. Needless to add, calls that go over the WiFi or the VoIP networks are much cheaper than the traditional telecom network. Read the rest of this entry »
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