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Still not a data-only enabler -- greets the user with a "what is the number of this phone" dialog on first use. Guess I shouldn't expect 100% free outgoing from
by swolchok 17y ago
Still not a data-only enabler -- greets the user with a "what is the number of this phone" dialog on first use. Guess I shouldn't expect 100% free outgoing from Google; they probably don't stand to make money on that.
- joeyo 17y agoI suspect data-only is coming. After all, Google merged with Gizmo5.
- stanleydrew 17y agoYes, GV itself is not a data only enabler. We must wait for Google to integrate the recently acquired Gizmo5 for that. I expect Google to roll out a seamless data only mobile service integrating GV and Gizmo5 with plans from T-mobile by the end of the year, and hopefully during the summer.
- wmf 17y agoA data-only phone is a pipe dream. VoIPo3G sucks (http://gigaom.com/2010/01/19/iphone-the-lack-of-voice-over-3g-alternative-theory/ http://gigaom.com/2010/01/19/iphone-the-lack-of-voice-over-3...) and uses more bandwidth than a circuit-switched call. Data is temporarily priced lower than voice minutes, but you can expect this to change if VoIP becomes popular. The carriers will have their ARPU; it's just a question of how they get it out of you.