Comments on: Cingular, smingular http://www.macalope.com/2006/11/01/cingular-smingular/ Apple news and analysis from everyone's favorite mythical Mac user Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:20:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: John Nikol http://www.macalope.com/2006/11/01/cingular-smingular/comment-page-1/#comment-18212 John Nikol Sun, 29 Apr 2007 00:35:19 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/?p=86#comment-18212 There are services which allow you to make very low-cost calls on your mobile using VoIP technology. Some are even pay as you go with no contracts and will work with any phone. Look at www.text2it.com. The great thing with this one is that you can make very cheap international calls even if these are barred by your provider. I think these types of services are a better option for testing the waters with VoIP and getting a feel for these services. There is no real commitment and you can use it with any phone and still pay a fraction of what your cell provider would charge you. There are services which allow you to make very low-cost calls on your mobile using VoIP technology. Some are even pay as you go with no contracts and will work with any phone. Look at http://www.text2it.com. The great thing with this one is that you can make very cheap international calls even if these are barred by your provider. I think these types of services are a better option for testing the waters with VoIP and getting a feel for these services. There is no real commitment and you can use it with any phone and still pay a fraction of what your cell provider would charge you.

]]> By: Todd Derscheid http://www.macalope.com/2006/11/01/cingular-smingular/comment-page-1/#comment-1166 Todd Derscheid Wed, 08 Nov 2006 18:44:12 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/?p=86#comment-1166 Darth Shopping Maul of America! Darth Shopping Maul of America!

]]> By: LKM http://www.macalope.com/2006/11/01/cingular-smingular/comment-page-1/#comment-971 LKM Thu, 02 Nov 2006 23:11:29 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/?p=86#comment-971 > the Macalope will refrain from pointing >out how this rumor runs contrary to the >argument that cell providers really like >to run their own music stores. Oops Of course he refrains from doing so, as that rumor - if true - actually proves the argument that cell providers don't want to give their users unlimited, unpaid (unpaid from the point of view of cell providers, that is) access to online music stores. Not that it needed proof, but I thought I'd point that out. If it weren't true, there wouldn't have to be any kind of "teaming up." > the Macalope will refrain from pointing
>out how this rumor runs contrary to the
>argument that cell providers really like
>to run their own music stores. Oops

Of course he refrains from doing so, as that rumor - if true - actually proves the argument that cell providers don’t want to give their users unlimited, unpaid (unpaid from the point of view of cell providers, that is) access to online music stores. Not that it needed proof, but I thought I’d point that out. If it weren’t true, there wouldn’t have to be any kind of “teaming up.”

]]> By: anothergene http://www.macalope.com/2006/11/01/cingular-smingular/comment-page-1/#comment-969 anothergene Thu, 02 Nov 2006 17:52:31 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/?p=86#comment-969 VIOP would be cool if there was access to WIFI every where. I don't think the mobile VOIP is going to supplant normal cell phone access for quite a while yet. Of course, if they team up with Google they could have access to thier WIFI service as it rolls out. They could just team up with or buy Iridium. Do they still exist? Some one must own their old statlites. Only problem with all of this is that Apple doesn't like to team up. They like total control. VIOP would be cool if there was access to WIFI every where. I don’t think the mobile VOIP is going to supplant normal cell phone access for quite a while yet. Of course, if they team up with Google they could have access to thier WIFI service as it rolls out.

They could just team up with or buy Iridium. Do they still exist? Some one must own their old statlites.

Only problem with all of this is that Apple doesn’t like to team up. They like total control.

]]> By: pedro http://www.macalope.com/2006/11/01/cingular-smingular/comment-page-1/#comment-949 pedro Wed, 01 Nov 2006 22:58:07 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/?p=86#comment-949 Darth Shopping Maul Darth Shopping Maul

]]> By: pauldwaite http://www.macalope.com/2006/11/01/cingular-smingular/comment-page-1/#comment-948 pauldwaite Wed, 01 Nov 2006 22:03:12 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/?p=86#comment-948 3G iPhone with VOIP, sold purely in retail. Definitely. "iChat AV. To go." Can I be an analyst now? :) 3G iPhone with VOIP, sold purely in retail. Definitely.

“iChat AV. To go.”

Can I be an analyst now? :)

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