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- h2d2, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7If the service providers have it their way, this feature won't make it in to any subsidized handsets here in the US.
So I'll just get it off eBay. - TechHerder, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Wifi on a cell phone is extremely useful. You will be able to make voip calls through your own pbx, not to mention being able to control your home theater system, check up on your kids through your IP Nanny cams, or stream your music, movies and pictures to wherever you are.
That one device becomes your universal remote for life.
I'm keeping my eye on Nokia. Their latest hybrid wifi/cell phones don't have the software or horsepower to keep up with the demand internet applications need, however the Nokia770 is a great device, and the maemo linux platform is progressing nicely. Once that gets merged into the mainstream cell phones, you will be able to walk around with a linux powered cell phone and be able to install software that does all sorts of neat things we can only imagine right now. - mindsnare, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I've messed with skype on some windows mobile handsets and it works quite well. Simply get yourself a nice skypeout account and when you're within a wifi hotspot and want to make a call, login to skype and off you go. I tried out skype via a UMTS connection too but it kind of defeated the purpose of cheaper calls.
- joshftx, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I have the Cingular 8125 (HTC Wizard), which includes WIFI, and I use it all the time. It does eat up the battery life, but its entirely useful. Some cool uses:
1) The Orb - stream video from your home pc to the phone over the internet (free)
2) logmein - remotely access you home pc over the internet (free)
3) Activesync. if you don't have a data plan you can still activesync w/ exchange server on demand over wifi and its nice and fast over the net
4) terminal services client, ssh client, vnc client over wifi for the corporate lan
5) wififofum- wifi stumbler
6) checking in with digg while on the can.... - rishdeep, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2What software are you using? And does the switchover happen automatically without you having to open up the software yourself?
- suomi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2The Birdstep SmartRoaming service keeps your Nokia smartphone applications connected, while you are on the move. The Birdstep Mobile IP client is a mobility solution that constantly monitors all the network connections available to your smartphone, and makes sure that you are always using the best one. Together with the Birdstep SmartRoaming service, it ensures that your network applications keep on working over breaks in connectivity. It supports a number of your favorite applications, such as e-mail, instant messaging, Internet browsing, net banking, and other SSL-based applications. To use this application, you need a WLAN-enabled smartphone. For more information and customer visit www.smartroaming.com.
- angler8890, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Once that gets merged into the mainstream cell phones, you will be able to walk around with a linux http://www.ggcr.info/sitemap.htm powered cell phone and be able to install software that does all sorts of neat things we can only imagine right now.
- ref-d, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2My nokia N80 also has built in wifi, but I've yet to find a program to utilise it well.
I'm waiting for skype. - sleepless, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I've been doing this for the longest time with my VOIP laptop. I call it my phone because I can make calls and receives calls from it to any landlines. Did I mention this is free?
- Just, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1this is nothing new as far as i am aware
even other companies that are not skype and use SIP do this as well
programs that run on ur mobile this days
this is nothing new guys - suomi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1My nokia e61 does this already. The switch over works very well. No complaints at all.
- soulpiercer7, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I look forward to the day in the not-so-distant future when really high speed Internet connections reach every home. One connection for data, video, and phone.
When the whole city is blanketed by a large WiMax or smiler Wifi standard hotspot for Internet access where ever you go. One Internet connected device could handle all of your needs. You could put your mp3's, videos and games on it and use VOIP for phone. I'm thinking something like a scaled down version of the New Sony Vaio UX micro computers. http://www.learningcenter.sony.us/assets/itpd/notebooks/ux_series/
now that, is the future my friends. Stand by and embrace it. - ButchCivic, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1No they haven't, the HTC TyTN has WiFi and it barely came out in Europe. It won't be out in the states until at least October. Or do you mean future models? I have the Cingular 8125 (HTC Wizard) and use WiFi all the time to watch TV with Orb and listen to Sirius radio online. Browsing the internet is also much faster. And open WiFi hotspots are free of charge. It is pretty old news though.
- soulpiercer7, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I look forward to the day in the not-so-distant future when really high speed internet connections reach every home. One connection for data, video, and phone.
When the whole city is blanketed by a large WiMax or similer Wifi standard hotspot for internet access whever you go. One internet connected device could handle all of your needs. You could put your mp3's, videos and games on it and use VOIP for phone. I'm thinking something like a scaled down version of the New Sony Viaio UX micro computers. http://www.learningcenter.sony.us/assets/itpd/notebooks/ux_series/
now that, is the future my friends. Stand by and imbrace it. - JuanBond, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I just got a T-Mobile SDA a few weeks ago. I proceeded to unlock and overclock it and installed Skype. I live in a college town and there are Wi-Fi Hotspots everywhere. Skype doesn't lag at all!! I love it! But it's still not feasible to get rid of my T-Mobile plan, at least not until there is free Wi-Fi for all:)
- tommypears, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1voip is growing rapidly without the mobiles in place, with this however VoIP will revolutionize the way we do talk the sandgate VP is another voip mobile this site is quite usefull http://www.voip-mobiles.com/voip-mobiles.html
- zeth, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1@Trat
The Symbian UIQ devices have pen input, such as the Sony Ericsson P-series. - extropia, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I have got a K-JAM by the good folks at i-mate. Windows mobile now rocks, and wifi+edge+bluetooth with automatic selection of best connection is a killer networking setup in my book. Add VOIP to it ... I am in heaven! For many years I was a symbian fan, but the latest gen of Microsoft PDA phones cr** all over symbian.
- isdereks, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Here's what to look forward to: http://www.uneasysilence.com/archive/2006/07/7116/
- bigd063, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1All you lucky bastards with a T-Mobile SDA already have built in wifi. You can use it with skype and possibly stanaphone to make and receive free calls. Instructions on how to unlock, overclock, and install skype can be found here http://oregonstate.edu/~keiterk/?p=9
- JimXugle, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1This is probably going to fade into the "that would have been nice" catogory of history because of corporate gluttoney and politics.
- bug20k1, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1not only opens the door for more data services, but also opens up countless new backdoors for those uninvited guests :)
- williamdyer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1The mobile "service" providers will certainly try to make sure it costs only a little less than conventional mobile service. Thankfully Skype's free-for-the-end-customer business model is leading the way.
- williamdyer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Not to mention all kinds of neat things the telcos don't want you to do so they can continue to extract a high subscription fee out of you.
- roeboedog, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1British Telecom has already been doing this. When you cell gets close enough to your home router it switches and uses the Data Connection for the call.
www.bt.com - xasercom, on 02/09/2009, -0/+0Read wi-fi blingbling on your t-shirt may be more fun:
http://nuuniform.com/wp/product-group/t-shirts/con ... - nazsco, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1every cellphone gets crippled by manufacturers (nokia and motorola, mainly) because of:
- they must please the operator company
- they must please their chip segment.
Why nokia STILL dont have a decent, SD expansible, mp3 phone? because it sell chips to mp3 players.
Why you don't have nice movie/picture quality? because if the phone would clog so much operator bandwith, you'd never see them in the operator specials, hence, there would be no user base.
The list can go on, but i think you get the picture. In sumary, if you have a cell phone, you're a sucker. - SteveIsTheDude, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Wi-fi *IS* useless on an HTC (or any) windows mobile phone for MOST USERS since the device won't flip to wi-fi automatically so you can make calls via wi-fi. The article says this functionality is coming, so HTC should finally have a good reason to include wi-fi for users (other than nerds who want to surf the net on their mobile when they are probably 5 feet from a real computer)
- rattus, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0the e61 (and others from nokia) have built-in VOIP that you can use with Asterisk or other softphone compatible services. They have a beta of skype for it. You can do it all without additional software or tons of BS.
this is why cingular is disabling the wifi function in the e62 (same phone with a slight usb difference) that they will be rebranding and launching in (current estimate) the middle of September. - a99tandem, on 10/12/2007, -3/+2US provider ARE embracing the technology (with some limitations). In a few months, my employer (T-Mobile) will be launching a UMA based handset and a service called T-Mobile@Home which will allow you to make calls over your Wi-Fi network without counting against your airtime. It is a smart move on their part, being that they are the largest hospot provider in the US.
- bogorad, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0HTC, the biggest maker of WM-devices has already STOPPED putting WiFi inside - it's pretty useless. I own an HTC Tornado phone (qtek 8310) with WiFi and rarely use it - GPRS/EDGE covers pretty much any need of mobile browsing.
- Trat, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1Who uses WM-devices these days? IMO, Symbian devices are way better. At least they (keep) support(ing) WiFi. The only thing they lack is pen input. Eh, anybody still writing with a pen?
- picneec13, on 10/12/2007, -5/+0pretty cool, but why didn't anyone ever think of this before?
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