For some reason, this reminds me of Philip K Dick's book "The Simulacra". If I recall well, the guy is trying to escape advertising bots of some kind. There's

For some reason, this reminds me of Philip K Dick's book "The Simulacra". If I recall well, the guy is trying to escape advertising bots of some kind. There's a trend toward "paid + ads". It may soon become the norm to pay premium plans only to get rid of ads, in the OS, on your phone (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/06/27/windows_phone_7_ads/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/06/27/windows_phone_7_ads/).