Google Hopes to Disaggregate Carriers with gPhone

Hugh Pickens writes "The New York Times has a look at Google's plan to loosen the carriers' control over their mobile phone networks in an effort to bring the dynamics of the PC-oriented Internet to the mobile Internet hoping that it can beat competitors in an open environment. The Google Phone or gPhone which is expected to be unveiled later this year will not compete with the iPhone but will help Google distribute their online services. Google intends to provide software that will be built into phones sold by many manufacturers and, unlike Microsoft's Windows Mobile, Google is not expected to charge phone makers a licensing fee for their software. Google will make its money brokering ads on the mobile phones and even envisions a free phone service one day supported entirely through ad revenue."

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In between gPhone and iPhone lies...

[Anonymous Coward]

Actually, you've confused the gPhone with its competitor, the hPhone -- the world's first pornography-supported phone developed for the Japanese market.

It's also the first phone to offer a magnetic induction recharger like those commonly seen in flashlights. It's assumed that normal usage will keep the battery topped up.

Re:And

[Anonymous Coward]

Softbank in Japan does this- they call it the White Plan, and it's like 990yen/month for nothing but unlimited M2M. What a disgrace. It's called a "White Plan" but is only used by yellow chinks.

Re:Diaggregate Carriers? Only one catch...

[Anonymous Coward]

Wow, that gets funnier every time someone posts it. Oh, I see. That explains it. So, how many times did you read it before it was funny for the first time, 'cause I'm not there yet...

But the rash on my anus is clearing up nicely! Thanks for the tip!

Obligatory Luddite Reply...Karma to burn

[rts008]

I don't have mod points (so no +1 Funny for you from me), so I am posting on this.(please note: I have no problems with your post-I think it's also insightful to me, but I am using it as a fulcrum to leverage my reply- think segue.

Your scenario. YES! BRING IT ON!!!...ASAP!!!

Personally, I despise cellphones and most cellphone users. I am 'trapped' in the public meatspace and constantly being subjected to cellphone users and their conversations at work. I FRIGGING don't care to hear your phone conversations...at all.
What gives you all (cellphone users) the mindset that enables you to think that the rest of the public should bow down to your phone call when dealing with the public? Why should I care that you are at such and such a place doing whatever(totally unrelated to the situation). Like I really care about your babysitter problems during a conference at work.
You all have become slaves/drones to your phone instead of using it as a viable tool.

Thanks to the internet and people more accomplished than me, I have found and implemented jammer tech at my home. Now I don't have to put up with any cellphone calls when in my own home...no matter who is visiting-they have zero signal, in or out. They have to leave my property (other than a small 2 ft. x 2ft. space in the back corner of my yard- and that corner is filled with rose bushes!!!!) to get a useable signal.

I'm tired of the hassles of dealing with the masses using their cellphones.
The only two automobile accidents I've been involved in the past 25 years have been initiated by cellphone users running into me because they were distracted by their phone conversations, both not my fault(according to both the Police investigation, and the admittance of the phone-user involved).
If you come into my place of business and try to juggle interacting with me(The Business-TM) and your phone conversation...I will ignore you and deal with EVERYONE ELSE before I EVEN acknowledge you exist, much less see what I can help you with.
Problem with that? Too bad, keep yer private shit private...I'm not req'd by law to put up with it. Preferably, go somewhere if you can't use common sense and some vestige of what's acceptable in public.

Got problems with that??, then turn your shite off when you enter my house-it's MY CASTLE, AND I RUN THE KINGDOM! I can even unplug the landline from the phonejack!!! (only phone access into the house besides VOIP, which I also control)

Heh! Heh! Come around 'MyPlace' and get pwned, f*ck'd, and humiliated due to your cellphone- there is more than just a 'jammer' working...and I give first-time offenders the lowdown when they enter MyPlace (tm), so get over it.

(Lumpy_(12016):
I am in full support of the reply you posted- please do take this as a personal attack! You just created a fulcrum that I could not resist!!

I think we are on the same side here, but if not....please reply.....I want to subscribe to your newsletter.