Will Cellular Swamp WiFi?

Posted by timothy on Wednesday June 25, 2003 @05:38AM from the different-tools-different-needs dept.

hhutkin writes "Sure, Wi-Fi is great for my home network. But what else can it do? After reading this article, I'm convinced that cellular is becoming more ubiquitous with wireless networking than wi-fi will ever be. Just look at all the devices that are coming on the market using cellular technology. I can send email and pics, browse the web, plus listen to MP3s all on one cellular device. It makes the notion of a hotspot almost meaningless." But 802.11x is high-bandwidth, and often unmetered ...

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GPRS + Bluetooth + iBook == Heaven by MKalus · 2003-06-25 05:43 · Score: 5, Informative

Okay,

maybe not quite but since last week I have GPRS on my T68i and via Bluetooth I connect it to my iBook. So guess where I was sitting on the weekend: In a park with a coffee having full access to the internet.

Sure it was slower than my home network, but for shell, email and webbrowsing it works like a charm.

The costs? $50 / month: UNMETERED.

I am convinced.

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