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I haven't had a land line in years. With cell phones and the internet, those things aren't necessary. I just hope these phones companies have got something else up their sleeves or a major portion of their business is going away.
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802.11g VoIP
Speaking of cell phones, Skype or someone needs to get into the cell phone market. Talk about an industry in need of shaking up.
Look no further than LinkSys and their new attempt at VoIP phones designed to work over 802.11g networks. If you can find a hotspot, you've got a phone connection to your VoIP provider.
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Skype's ploy works for at least one person
I am in the process of moving back to the USA (thus my absence from O-nerd), and this news has convinced me to not get a land line. I will get a good DSL cable connection or something, and use Skype (which has saved me a lot of money over the past year in Germany) and my cell phone for all calls. I will let my SkypeIn subscription expire, because I can get free incoming calls on the cell phone. Skype rules, although I would not buy eBay stock because I don't see how it can ever justify its $4B price tag.
Speaking of cell phones, Skype or someone needs to get into the cell phone market. Talk about an industry in need of shaking up. I left the US in Feb. 2002, and returned in Apr. 2006, and cell phones have gotten 1. No better and 2. No cheaper.
Pathetic!
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