On Sep 5, 8:35 pm, Roedy Green <see_webs...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
> I was horrified to discover that cell phone companies make substantial
> charges for text messaging. They use almost no air time. I would have
> expected to be thrown in as a freebie with the monthly charge.
>
> Here is how a low cost cell phone system could work.
>
> 1. The hand held units are capable only of wifi -- very high
> bandwidth, but must be near an ethernet.
>
> 2. the cell phone company pays you a commission for people to use your
> wireless ethernet, making it open to that company's subscribers. The
> owner of the LAN does not have to do anything other than run some
> little utility that exposes X-amount of bandwidth.
>
> 3. You pay for bandwidth -- so text messaging is almost free.
> Digitised voice is more expensive, and you can browse the web, upload
> and download data and decent speeds.
>
> 4. the system works for laptops or hand held units.
>
> 5. You can make your net available at reduced rates to attract
> customers to buy your coffee, eat your food etc.
>
> Setting up a wifi ****t becomes a very simple business anyone can get
> involved in, both to make money, and to attract people who want to
> communicate. The cell phone company needs almost no capital to get its
> business going.
>
> --
> Roedy Green Canadian Mind Products
> The Java Glossaryhttp://mindprod.com
Though the companies have invested so much to create the existing
network, I don't see how they would throw that away anytime soon...
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