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Vonage to Produce a WiFi Phone

Posted by michael on from the convergence dept.

EvilStein writes "Vonage is announcing plans for a WiFi phone that will allow Vonage subscribers to make VoIP calls from any WiFi hotspot. The phones are said to cost about $100. This looks to be a pretty cool setup and might rattle the wireless industry quite a bit if they pull it off." Another story notes that battery life won't be as good as existing cell phones.

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  1. Verizon.... by 10101001011 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Can you hear me n.....

    No carrier detected

  2. Still lame... by WIAKywbfatw · · Score: 3, Funny

    OK, wireless but still less space than a Nomad. I guess that still makes it lame in some people's eyes...

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  3. Great idea! by word+munger · · Score: 4, Funny

    Combines the crappiness of VOIP voice transmission with the unreliability of cell phones! Now we just need to get Microsoft in on this to really ruin it!

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