Over the next few years, any businesses are planning start selling dual-mode cellular/Wi-Fi phones, which will can make calls using either a cellular network or a wireless Internet connection.
These phones are likely to alter the telecommunications business and turn the way consumers use phone service. They may spell the end of accepted wired telephone services.
As much as 30% of cell phone calls are now made inside homes. If those calls could be made more cheaply by means of the internet, wireless clubs could free up capacity, and both businesses and consumers could save money.
The technology is still in an experimental stage, but some clubs have already begun to offer cell-Fi phones on a little basis.
Usa Today August 24, 2005
Dr. Mercola's Comment:
Earlier this week New Scientist reported that 4G cell phones(not land lines)in Japanusing this technologycould receive data at 100 megabits per second on the move and at up toone gigabit per second while stationary. To give you an idea of that bandwidth power, you could look at 32 high definition (not regular Tv) video streams at once while you were travelling in your car.
The Us is making some little progress in 3G phone networks.
Verizon has already rolled out its 3G networks in 14 Us citiesand you can join together unlimited wirelessly to the Internet for a month in these cities. Unfortunately Chicago is not one of the cities, but within a year they should have most of the Us covered.
The Sprint Nextell mergeris rapidly following with their 3G Evdo systems. However, it is my belief that you and I will not have to wait ten years for 4G phones or high-priced 3-G wireless as Wi-Max is on the way and will be here in 1-2 years.
Wi-Maxis already being tested in remoate areas of Argentinafor allinclusive passage to the Internet.
WiMax isshort for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Accessandcomes in two flavors. The first, known as fixed wireless, is similar toWi-Fi, but on a much larger scale and at faster speeds.
Unlike Wi-Fi, Wi-Max can transmit up to 30 miles. Yes, you read it right, 30 miles. It doesn't take many Wi-Max towers to cover most cities. Most communities will only want a handful of Wi-Fi transmitters to supply coverage to their residents.
Thereally engaging improvement though is nomadic Wi-Max whichwould keep WiMax-enabled devices (like your "cell" phone)connected over large areas. Intel is projecting that they will have this deployed in their notebooks in late 2006 or early 2007.
I have had accepted VoIp (voice over internet protocol) phone aid for nearly three years and over 2. 5 million Americans have now made a similar choice. Next year, WiMax will be widespread.
What is the engaging News for You?
In the next few years it is clear to me thatyou will have the capability to join together wirelessly to the Internet nearly in any place in the country.
If you have a VoIp wireless phone that connects automatically to the Internet you can make a call on the Internet. Just like current systems like Vonage, there is a fixed monthly fee and you can make as many calls as you want for a fixed amount. This includesmany countries like Canada and Mexico.
Other plans allow you to add up to 35 countries to the list.
The major innovation here is that you will do this wirelessly and not be fixed to the few hundred feet you can walk in your home on your conveyable phone.
So rather than use your cell phone, you will join together to the Internet wirelessly and use VoIp as an alternative to your cell phone carrier. These new VoIp wireless phones are essentially alternatives to your cell phone.
Just as many people dropped their land lines nearly everybody will be dropping their cell phone carriers. The reason? Rock lowest prices. No longer will you pay over 0 a month for your cell phone. You will pay for your home And cell phone for Unlimited use. Also remember that you avoid paying taxes or hidden fees. Just a month.
So you can call in any place in the United States and Canada for one low monthly fee. If you have to call internationally the rates are typically 3 cents a minute. Compare that to the nearly universal per little or more for most international cell phone calls.
Very engaging and one of the major fruits of Moore's Law.
In one month my technical staff is deploying an open source VoIp system in our office called Asterisk that is equally amazing. I need to make a one time buy of about ,000 inhardware and rent a voice T1 line for about 0 a month, but after doing that I will be able to have nearly 200 phone lines that I can have unlimited calls on.
Absolutely overwhelming considering that this would costs hundreds of thousands of dollars in accepted Pbx systems and tens thousands of dollars in monthly phone fees.
It could not be clearer that the death bell is tolling for the conventionalAmerican phone system.
One thing you can count on in this life is change.
Who would have plan thatAt&T would have ever collapsed as in its hey day it was one of the largest and most grand corporations on earth.
Well technology can do that.
That is why I am equally convinced that even though the top ten drug clubs have more wealth than the rest of the Fortune 500 clubs combined, it is clear that they, like the phone companies, will fall.
You and I will catalyze that process. Mark my words. This is happening as you read this page.
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