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My wife and I were just discussing this... it started out with the fact that we're part of the 20% of US households that don't have a land (phone) line; just ce

by ph0rque 18y ago

My wife and I were just discussing this... it started out with the fact that we're part of the 20% of US households that don't have a land (phone) line; just cell phones. After discussion, we concluded that we'd ditch our land internet connection once we could get an all-you-can-eat data connection, such as the one mentioned in the article, for $50/person, and not have our data connectivity costs go up. Looks like this will become a reality once the price drops by 50% (and this becomes integrated into an iPhone/android-based phone).

Readmore 18y ago
Your last line got me thinking: aka Rabid speculation time. What if the Apple 'Media Tablet' that is supposed to launch with Verizon service had this same feature? It's got an internal 3G connection but it can also broadcast a Wifi hotspot with Bonjour! That would be an amazing gadget.
- thwarted 18y ago
  It's not so much a matter of capability as it is a matter of carrier restrictions. The carrier restrictions keep an app that does this for the T-Mobile G1 from being easily distributed (and I think it requires rooting your phone, last I checked). So the amazing gadget already exists, it's the contractual agreements that need to be made amazing.
  - ph0rque 18y ago
    ...it's the contractual agreements that need to be made amazing. I hope Google still has secret plans for entering the wireless space, or buying a company in the space.
staunch 18y ago
It really isn't very good for a permanent internet connection. High latency is the biggest problem. It just makes everything feel sluggish.
- whatusername 18y ago
  I love wireless for the last few metres of a connection - the last mile though - I'm not too sure of. When you've got 2 desktops, 3 laptops, 2 smartphones, X360 and a Wii sharing the household connection - I'm not sure I want to run that over 3G. Still - wireless "broadband" speeds are increasing faster than I can get in the home..

by ph0rque 18y ago

Readmore 18y ago

Your last line got me thinking: aka Rabid speculation time. What if the Apple 'Media Tablet' that is supposed to launch with Verizon service had this same feature? It's got an internal 3G connection but it can also broadcast a Wifi hotspot with Bonjour! That would be an amazing gadget.

thwarted 18y ago
It's not so much a matter of capability as it is a matter of carrier restrictions. The carrier restrictions keep an app that does this for the T-Mobile G1 from being easily distributed (and I think it requires rooting your phone, last I checked). So the amazing gadget already exists, it's the contractual agreements that need to be made amazing.
- ph0rque 18y ago
  ...it's the contractual agreements that need to be made amazing. I hope Google still has secret plans for entering the wireless space, or buying a company in the space.

staunch 18y ago

It really isn't very good for a permanent internet connection. High latency is the biggest problem. It just makes everything feel sluggish.

whatusername 18y ago
I love wireless for the last few metres of a connection - the last mile though - I'm not too sure of. When you've got 2 desktops, 3 laptops, 2 smartphones, X360 and a Wii sharing the household connection - I'm not sure I want to run that over 3G. Still - wireless "broadband" speeds are increasing faster than I can get in the home..