T-Mobile Releases New Card, Outlaws VoIP and IM

An anonymous reader writes "T-Mobile has launched a new 3G data card in the UK, and banned users from using it for VoIP or instant messaging applications." From the article: "Lock cast doubt on the sustainable viability of a mobile operator banning VoIP from its network. 'I think that eventually, if there's customer demand for this, it will happen," Lock said. "Other organizations will come along allowing VoIP. Who do you think is going to win?'"

Comments

... where's all that bandwidth going again?

[DrEldarion]

Such high speeds would seem to make the new data card ideal for applications such as Internet telephony and instant messaging.

I have a feeling that 7mbps is a tad overkill for instant messanging.

Re:... where's all that bandwidth going again?

[muonzoo]

Well, you need quite a bit of bandwidth for transfering the worm and virus payloads.

Re:... where's all that bandwidth going again?

[Mindwarp]

I have a feeling that 7mbps is a tad overkill for instant messanging.

It all depends on how much Caffeine you've consumed, my friend.

T-Mobile

[Erik_the_Awful]

Get Less. :)