Wi-Fi Phones Reviewed

Posted by Zonk on Friday February 2, 2007 @11:29AM 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."

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mucho problems by DaMattster · 2007-02-02 12:17 · Score: 0, Troll

I also don't feel like advertising my connection to everyone in the neighborhood. Might as well throw security out the door. What happens if someone "borrows" your connection to spew out some spam or do some illicit things? It won't be my ass on the line. Criminals seek out anonymity and this system provides ample amounts