mobilementalism.com — T-Mobile plans to shake-up the home broadband market by offering an uncapped 3G service of up to 20Mbps for just $15 per month. The company aims to replace landlines altogether for both voice and data, enabling the mobile phone to be the only connectivity device the consumer needs.
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mejogidMay 1, 2006
Also, how exactly can they predict an accurate price now? How can they predict exactly how the market will be by 2010? For all they know, by that time broadband might be $5 for anything up to 100Mbps (assuming fibre networks get a move on).
dcheungMay 1, 2006
I don't understand why you would need broadband on a PDA. You are limited by the i/o bus anyways. Give me ISDN speeds along with ISDN latency and i'd be a happy camper. High latency 'broadband' speeds = s**t. We already have this technology..it's called satellite broadband. Wonder why it didn't take off...
retralMay 1, 2006
"Wireless has negligible latency, try doing a ping between an 802.11b/g wireless connection and a wired desktop that's on the same LAN. < 1ms. A high quality wireless connection takes the latency factor out of the equation."Have you ever tried transferring thousands of small files that sum up to a few GB in size? That's where you'll notice the difference... I don't care what WLAN you have, it's not faster than wired.
Closed AccountMay 1, 2006
Cablevision (Optonline.net) is offering 30Mb/2Mb for $65, and 15Mb/2Mb for $50 here in NJ. They are testing 50Mb/50Mb in Long Island, NY.Cablevision ran fiber to the curb back in 2000 here, so they can offer whatever they need to stay competitive. Competition (with Verizon FIOS) is a good thing.
flyer00May 1, 2006
Even a few more moons before then, when I signed up with T-Mo they offered free WAP -- all ports, no restrictions. t-zones was only $2.99 a month for access to their customizable portal.
xxsiriusxburnxxMay 1, 2006
This sounds really cool, at least for my thoughts, using a laptop via ethernet to cell phone, say your out camping, checking out some info you should have before. Who knows though by then they may have much more free wireless available, so we will just have to wait and see.
Closed AccountMay 2, 2006
Looks like something that can compete with FIOS's throughput & pricing. It'll be interesting to see how this market pans out.