VOIP Cell Phones Coming Soon

prostoalex writes "Associated Press reports on the latest cell phones with WiFi support demoed at this year's CTIA Wireless 2006 conference. New models fall back to WiFi hotspot when the user is at home, at work, or cellular signal gets too weak. Biggest surprise? The cell phone conversation is not dropped when the switch between cellular network and WiFi hotspot takes place."

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Re:Shouldn't it be reverse?

[T-Bone_142]

but then the carrier would have to over charge you even more to make up for the money your saving.

Uh-Huh

[BusDriver]

The cell phone conversation is not dropped when the switch between cellular network and WiFi hotspot takes place.

Don't make me laugh. Mobile carriers still can't even get this right with GSM!

"That's good," he said. "This is seamless handover. The voice didn't drop. Nothing bad happened."

Anyone else get the impression Nokia Man sounded just as shocked as I am? :)

[I'm just having a bit of fun - Don't take this post seriously!]

Money

[Wellington Grey]

But analysts said Cingular is concerned that offering Wi-Fi calls inside a home could hurt its parent companies' landline businesses. Plus, there's the question of how to charge customers, who might expect free calls.

Yes, we mustn't let new technology get in the way of existing revenue streams.

-Grey

Great...

[Cunk]

...yet another technology Verizon will not allow their customers to enjoy. This would be the final straw for me.

Re:Shouldn't it be reverse?

[giorgiofr]

You clearly haven't been living in a capitalist country for long if you think that companies give a damn about what the consumer wants.

Whereas in a communist country they certainly do.

I need to Ass you a question

[0110011001110101]

I have very little firsthand experience, and so I'm very interested in this "ass" storage system you speak of... what is this and will it fit all my mp3s and digital photos?

Do I need a special cable to "pull" from it as you say?