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Has anyone noticed that with facetime, and now especially if facetime goes on the itouch, apple is posing themselves as a total replacement for the telco hegemo
by chubs 16y ago
Has anyone noticed that with facetime, and now especially if facetime goes on the itouch, apple is posing themselves as a total replacement for the telco hegemony? I mean, if you and all your friends have itouches and wifi, or something that implements the "open standard" of facetime, isn't that pretty much the end-game for the telcos?
- jws 16y agoIf it is the end game, it will play out at the same speed as email killing paper mail.
- evo_9 16y agoI've been considering switching back to a Touch from my iPhone. A 3g mifi router is much cheaper than a att's voice + dataplan and I personally would prefer not to have a phone. I'm fine with Skype now that it runs in the background on iOS 4.
- YooLi 16y agoSame here, and I was even considering it more when the 3G equipped iPod Touch cases leaked. Though I do notice the model in the FCC pics doesn't have a hole for the camera, I am sure that can be fixed (if not by the manufacturer, I have a drill that works just fine for a plastic case). http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/zte-peel-for-sprint-outed-by-fcc-another-3g-equipped-ipod-touch/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/zte-peel-for-sprint-outed...
- starkfist 16y agoHere are the downsides to the MiFi: - it gets really hot - the battery only gets about 2.5 hours, max - in NYC area, it is slow. - it's not really cheap, it's $60/m for 5GB. Plus you have to pay $150 to buy it in the first place If that still sounds good to you, I've got one for sale... ;)
- evo_9 16y agoHa, nice. Of course it always seems like a good idea in theory, but it's another thing in practice. It's really too bad municipal WIFI got crushed by the telecos, they really know how to hold onto power. I give them that.