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Wi-Fi Phones Reviewed

Posted by Zonk on from the far-better-than-regular-fi dept.

prostoalex writes "With municipal Wi-Fi taking off and startups distributing free wireless routers for those willing to share their Internet connections, Wi-Fi phones or hybrid phones with both cellular and Wi-Fi access, are attracting interest. Dr. Dobb's Journal runs a review of 6 wireless phone devices available on the market today. The cheapest ones start around $80, but lock you into T-Mobile branded hotspots. The more expensive ones, Sony Mylo in particular, offer support for 3rd party clients, such as Skype, GTalk and Yahoo! Messenger."

2 of 77 comments (clear)

  1. T-Mobile UMA Works! by imcdona · · Score: 4, Interesting

    First off, the article is flat wrong, I can use my Nokia 6136 on ANY WiFI I want. I am not limited to just t-mobile hotspots. I roam all over the country and latch on to different WiFi networks without a problem. The SSID "linksys" is my friend. I get unlimited WiFi calls and it seamlessly switches to GSM when I leave the WiFi area. One thing nice is, if I start a call on WiFi and roam to GSM, it's still billed as a WiFi call.

  2. IMAGINE by viking80 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Imagine that most people turn on a wifi (Like the free Fon mentioned)
    Now, just enable these to connect and route traffic automatically
    Now,
    1. Everybody can now have a wifi phone with free
    2. Nobody will need an ISP
    3. Nobody will need a phone company
    4. Nobody can shut you off
    5. Everyone can have a fast connection
    6. You do not have to sign a service agreement
    7. what else?

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