Working Toward Roaming For Wireless ISPs

hrhsoleil writes "In the category of: This seems like a no-brainer and why-didn't-someone-do-it-before, according to SearchMobileComputing, the Internet Protocol Detail Record Organization (IPDR) is pushing a set of specifications that would allow users to roam among different providers' hot spots. IPDR is an industry group that addresses billing issues for wireless carriers -- they've got the Wi-Fi Alliance, Gric Communications, and the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association backing them up on this one so it might actually get off the ground. It's about time that wireless ISPs get their act together and make roaming possible. If I can go to almost any bank machine in the world and be able to use it without needing to sign up for a new account, why can't I do the same with hot spots?"

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Re:Roaming fees

[Anonymous Coward]

You fucking moron, roaming fees are a thing of the past. Step into the 80s. I can make a call from anywhere in the US or Canada and the minutes are billed like any other. My current data agreement is the same way aside from the fact that the coverage exists only around major US cities.

You just wanted FP so you spouted off something mindless. Go back to wanking to soccer mom porn and complaining about SCO. Leave the real articles for those of us who want intelligent discussion. Dickhead.

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[Anonymous Coward]

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