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Pogo No Longer Vaporware

Posted by timothy on from the eentsy-weentsy dept.

nicu writes "Back in April the Pogo device has been regarded with scepticism by many of the slashdot users. People should have a look to see where are they now, as it is the fastest wireless web browser around. The claim for 56k was made for ordinary CSD at 9.6k baud. For GPRS it claims more than 120k and it really feels that way. Customer reviews are available at the Pogo Portal."

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  1. And? by evilviper · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The question is, how much are ISPs charging for the service? That's what really decides if a device is going to live or die.

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  2. Yeah cool, but .... by lushman · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I don't know about the UK, but in Australia phone companies charge around 3c/KB or even 16.5c/30sec + 16.5 sec flagfall for WAP or GPRS services. Just perousing the trolls on /. is going to cost you are large sum of money.

    I don't understand cellular network providers ... they upgrade their network so people can take advantage of new services, but charge so much for them that end users ignore the new facility. Now that's what I call progress.