Mobile Phones Replacing Cars In Our Culture

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Replacing Complex Hardware With Mobile
Phones

Replacing Complex Hardware With Mobile
Phones 04/12/2004 04:50 PM
Apparently, you're not allowed to give away or resell season tickets to the Futbol Club Barcelona. In order to cut down on the practice, the club has taken a digital photo of all 112,000 ticketholders - sometimes going to their homes to get the shot. They've build a large database tying the barcode on each ticket with the image, and when the ticketholder shows up at the stadium, stadium workers scan the ticket with a mobile phone. The phone reads the bar code and takes about 90 seconds to send back the image, so the ticket-taker can make sure the ticket holder is who they're supposed to be. While I'm still a bit confused about what's wrong with reselling or giving away your ticket, this is interesting for a few other reasons. First, I guess it's a statement on Barcelona culture that people don't seem to mind having their local sports club show up at their homes to take their photo so that they can do less with their tickets. I'm also amazed at the patience these fans have to wait 90 seconds each for their photo to be retrieved and approved. I would think this would create sensationally long lines. Still, the most interesting part of all this is simply the fact that they're using mobile phones as the necessary technology. A few years ago (or even today with many sports franchises), I'm sure clubs would be looking at special proprietary hardware and software systems to build a similar solution. Today, they just write a single piece of software, and do everything else with off-the-shelf Nokia phones.

Mobile phones, cars and usability key at
Bluetooth Americas

Mobile phones, cars and usability key at
Bluetooth Americas 01/08/2004 08:38 PM
Telecoms.com Jan 8 2004 5:46PM ET

Three O'clock Ltd., the Free
International Video Magazine Service for
Mobile Phones Launches their premiere
Video Games, Urban Music, Cars, Surfing
and Female Fashion magazines.

Three O'clock Ltd., the Free
International Video Magazine Service for
Mobile Phones Launches their premiere
Video Games, Urban Music, Cars, Surfing
and Female Fashion magazines. 08/20/2004 06:29 AM
Three O'clock Ltd., a mobile entertainment company, announces the launch of the world's first video magazine service for mobile phones. Subscribers can gain free access to 60 video magazines to watch and read on their java-enabled mobile phones. Coinciding with the launch of the Three O'clock video magazine service, the company is offering 5 special magazines covering Video Games, Urban Music, Cars, Surfing and Female Fashion. [PRWEB Aug 20, 2004]

The use of mobile phones in Latin
America continues to rise with
approximately 123 million mobile phones
in Latin America compared with 89
million fixed line phones

The use of mobile phones in Latin
America continues to rise with
approximately 123 million mobile phones
in Latin America compared with 89
million fixed line phones 07/21/2004 02:32 AM
Research and Markets are delighted to announce the addition of 2004 Latin America - Mobile Communications Market to their offering [PRWEB Jul 21, 2004]

D.C. law restricts cell phones in cars

D.C. law restricts cell phones in cars 06/29/2004 03:36 PM

The Mobile communications field is
experiencing remarkable growth -
outstripping and in some ways replacing
traditional wireline telephones

The Mobile communications field is
experiencing remarkable growth -
outstripping and in some ways replacing
traditional wireline telephones 07/08/2004 03:39 AM
Research and Markets are delighted to announce the addition of 2004 Technology - Mobile and Wireless to their offering [PRWEB Jul 8, 2004]

Howdy Corporation - Cheaper Global Phone
Calls Using Howdy's Unique IP Telephony
Technologies For Your Mobile Phones And
Desktop Phones

Howdy Corporation - Cheaper Global Phone
Calls Using Howdy's Unique IP Telephony
Technologies For Your Mobile Phones And
Desktop Phones 08/05/2004 03:56 AM
[PRWEB Aug 5, 2004]

Sumea and T-Mobile partner to publish
official UEFA EURO 2004™ Java game for
mobile phones

Sumea and T-Mobile partner to publish
official UEFA EURO 2004™ Java game for
mobile phones 06/09/2004 02:37 AM
Sumea’s EURO 2004™ FOOTBALL Brings the Action From Portugal to T-Mobile Subscribers [PRWEB Jun 9, 2004]

NTT DoCoMo Turns Mobile Phones Into
Mobile Wallets

NTT DoCoMo Turns Mobile Phones Into
Mobile Wallets 06/17/2004 11:44 AM
MobileMag Jun 17 2004 3:34PM GMT

Howdy Corporation – Cheaper Global Phone
Calls Using Howdy’s Unique IP Telephony
Technologies For Your Mobile Phones And
Desktop Phones

Howdy Corporation – Cheaper Global Phone
Calls Using Howdy’s Unique IP Telephony
Technologies For Your Mobile Phones And
Desktop Phones 08/12/2004 02:07 AM
Howdy Corporation – Cheaper Global Phone Calls Using Howdy’s Unique IP Telephony Technologies For Your Mobile Phones And Desktop Phones [PRWEB Aug 12, 2004]

Smart phones: Gen next of mobile phones

Smart phones: Gen next of mobile phones 08/11/2004 02:57 AM
indiaexpress.com Aug 11 2004 6:56AM GMT

LG Mobile Phones and Verizon Wireless
Introduce the Next Advancement in
Wireless Phones - the VX7000 Camera Ph

LG Mobile Phones and Verizon Wireless
Introduce the Next Advancement in
Wireless Phones - the VX7000 Camera Ph 07/01/2004 10:28 AM
Linux Electrons Jul 1 2004 1:45PM GMT

"technology makes new cars too expensive
to repair, which may lead to disposable
cars"

"technology makes new cars too expensive
to repair, which may lead to disposable
cars" 04/21/2004 10:19 AM

Tow Truck Drivers Push Cars into
Tow-Away Zone then hold cars for ransom

Tow Truck Drivers Push Cars into
Tow-Away Zone then hold cars for ransom 03/22/2005 04:59 PM
Mark Frauenfelder: Tian says: "On March 7th, I took photos of a tow truck driver that damages a vehicle then tries to get away in Phoenix.

Sunday night (March 20th), Phoenix news channel 15 used a bait car and discovered that local tow truck company(s) would actually push cars into tow-away zone first, then held the cars as "hostages" for ransom."

I just watched it. The TV crew set up a white SUV as a bait car, and parked it legally. Time and time again, tow trucks would push the car into a red zone, snap a photo, and tow it away. Of course, when the TV crew showed the owner of the tow truck company how his drivers had pushed the car into the red lane, the owner denied responsibility. "I didn't push it," he said.

Arizona lawmakers have been half-heartedly writing legislation to stop this (isn't it illegal to do this already) but the tow truck has so far been able to convince them not to ruin the good thing they've got going. Link to RealMedia file. The segment starts about 20:15 into the broadcast.

Indiagames to Bring “World Cyber Games
Mobile Competition”, the World’s Largest
Computer & Video Game Festival, to
Mobile Phones

Indiagames to Bring “World Cyber Games
Mobile Competition”, the World’s Largest
Computer & Video Game Festival, to
Mobile Phones 03/14/2005 05:26 PM
Indiagames secures global rights to bring the WCG Mobile Game Competition. [PRWEB Mar 7, 2005]

Mobile Phones Shouldn't Be TVs

Mobile Phones Shouldn't Be TVs 11/17/2003 05:45 AM
In the past few months three major mobile phone makers (Sony, Samsung and Nokia) have announced plans to add TV tuners to their mobile phones and one major carrier (Sprint PCS) has launched a painfully slow (2 frames per second!) streaming TV option for some of their subscribers. The whole thing reminds me of the hype around portable TVs that were popular for a week or two in the eighties as the second coming of the walkman system. The idea was that if you liked carrying around your radio, wouldn't you like to carry around your TV as well? The answer turned out to be a big fat no, and most of the people who bought the TVs realized they never actually needed to watch TVs when they were out and about - because they were out and about doing something. So, why is the industry making the same mistake? Douglas Rushkoff thinks it's even worse, because having the mobile phone industry focusing on silly things like adding television to phones means they're spending less attention on improving the real reason people buy mobile phones: to have good voice calls. All the money and effort being spent on adding TVs no one wants could be better spent improving the mobile phone networks. He also has an interesting categorization of screen device "scales": inch, foot, yard. Inch devices (PDAs, phones) are for personal content or small bits of content - not for massive data retrieval. Foot devices (TVs, monitors) work as well for data input and data retrieval - and can be shared by just a few people at the same time. Yard devices (movie screens, big screen TVs, whiteboards) are better designed for one-to-many broadcast communication. He points out that realizing the basic size of the screen suggests the type of applications it's good for - and focusing too much on applications out of the sensible realm doesn't make sense.

Let Them Eat Mobile Phones

Let Them Eat Mobile Phones 09/22/2004 09:15 PM
Reuters is reporting that African leaders want to buy a bunch of mobile phones because "there are more telephones in Manhattan than in all Africa." Apparently, if you just add mobile phones to a bunch of poor countries, all else will be solved. I've taken a deeper look at this story over at TheFeature, where I compare the situation to the famous "cargo cults" of the South Pacific in World War II, where a confusion over the big picture (and cause and effect) led groups of people to think they could solve all their problems by mimicking the basic actions of others, but not getting to the root causes of the situation. I do think that technology can be a huge help to developing nations, but ad hoc solutions to "just add technology X" are never going to help unless the real issues are addressed first.

Q&A: 3G mobile phones

Q&A: 3G mobile phones 08/20/2004 01:02 AM
News.bbc.co.uk - Thu Aug 19, 10:43 am GMT

The Fight Between Sharing Culture And
Owning Culture

The Fight Between Sharing Culture And
Owning Culture 06/22/2005 02:17 AM
It seems that museums are finally starting to realize that the digital age represents a real opportunity for them to reach many new people by digitizing their offerings and sharing the culture they represent across a much wider audience than a physical museum allows. It seems that many museums are having trouble figuring out how to digitize their collections, and would welcome help in doing so. However, another story points out how that can cause problems when the people involved get stuck on intellectual property issues. Apparently some people who created 3D digital versions of Michelangelo's David are freaking out that if they share the digitization without some form of copy protection people might (gasp!) share it without permission. Wait a second... isn't that what they should want? That would allow them to share the cultural wonder with many, many more people, and allow them to experience it in ways never possible before. That's a good thing, not something to be worried about. However, in an age where people seem to think that every idea, concept, software or piece of data needs to be "owned" and locked up, apparently it's the natural response -- and that's unfortunate for every culture.

"Why Mobile Phones are Annoying"

"Why Mobile Phones are Annoying" 04/18/2004 03:21 AM

New NEC 3G Chip for Mobile Phones

New NEC 3G Chip for Mobile Phones 07/19/2004 06:03 AM
3G Jul 19 2004 9:39AM GMT

Have Your Say Do we rely too much on our
mobile phones?

Have Your Say Do we rely too much on our
mobile phones? 07/22/2004 06:09 AM
BBC Jul 22 2004 10:32AM GMT

Why Mobile Phones Are Annoying

Why Mobile Phones Are Annoying 04/13/2004 07:20 AM

Mobile phones rot your balls

Mobile phones rot your balls 06/28/2004 06:54 AM
Hello Moto. Goodbye Mojo

Mobile phones to the rescue

Mobile phones to the rescue 01/05/2005 10:01 PM
ZDNet Australia Jan 6 2005 1:47AM GMT

Libya gets new mobile phones

Libya gets new mobile phones 09/08/2004 03:20 AM
A new mobile phone network is launched in Libya, bringing competition to the sector for the first time.

One third of US mobile phones to have
Bluetooth in '04

One third of US mobile phones to have
Bluetooth in '04 12/05/2003 05:36 AM
The Register Dec 5 2003 4:23AM ET

mobile phones are seeing more threats

mobile phones are seeing more threats 12/29/2004 08:44 PM
TechSpot Dec 30 2004 12:49AM GMT

Doctors Want Their Mobile Phones

Doctors Want Their Mobile Phones 07/01/2004 03:41 PM
There have been some questions lately on why exactly hospitals ban mobile phones. The common reasoning, of course, is that the phones may interfere with medical equipment -- but most medical equipment is pretty well shielded, and there are lots of other items, such as emergency service radios that would seem likely to cause a lot more interference, but don't. So, now, many doctors in the UK are standing up and saying the ban on mobile phones should be dropped. They point out that risks are minimal, and it would make their lives much easier. They also point out (probably quite accurately) that they're positive plenty of people are wandering around hospitals all the time with mobile phones turned on in their pockets, and they don't see why they should be banned. Of course, there are other reasons for keeping mobile phones away from doctors -- such as the fact that they can pick up germs. Good thing there's now a sterilizing phone charger.

Mobile Phones With Manners

Mobile Phones With Manners 02/13/2004 02:20 AM
I'm humbled and honored that I was asked to join Mark, Doug Rushkoff, Howard Rheingold, Justin Hall, and the rest of the big thinkers contributing to TheFeature. My first article is about MIT researchers who are technologically instilling mobile phones with some manners. I hope you enjoy it! Link

411 coming to mobile phones

411 coming to mobile phones 03/19/2003 10:45 PM
Cellular companies are preparing to open their customer-databases to 411 service next year (on an opt-out basis) so that directory assistance will include wireless numbers. Link Discuss (via Gizmodo)

LG launches 3G mobile phones

LG launches 3G mobile phones 02/01/2005 09:37 PM
The Tribune Feb 1 2005 10:53PM GMT

13% of mobile phones sold in 2005 to be
3G

13% of mobile phones sold in 2005 to be
3G 03/28/2005 06:17 PM
ZDNet Mar 28 2005 9:22PM GMT

New mobile malware wipes phones

New mobile malware wipes phones 04/06/2005 01:50 PM
Personal Computer World Apr 6 2005 5:14PM GMT

Grundig Mobile Announces First Phones

Grundig Mobile Announces First Phones 03/14/2005 06:02 PM

Grundig, probably best known for their radios, has started up a new brand called 'Grundig Mobile,' with the obvious end of creating cellular phones. Six new phones have been announced, including two new models designed to work on DoCoMo's i-Mode systems. None of the phones are going to blow you away, so we won't get into the dirty details of each model, but it's an interesting move all the same. I've had limited experience with Grundig products, but have always been impressed with their attention to detail. Perhaps they'll be launching a high-end phone, too, with a built-in shortwave radio. (I know, but how great would that be?)

The A110 and M130 are simple VGA candybars with MP3 playering, FM radio, and Bluetooth. The M240 is a slider with a 1.3-megapixel camera. The G34i [pictured, I think] and G40i are the i-Mode phones, a candybar and a slider, respectively. Finally, the C310 is a CDMA clamshell.

Debutta al Cebit Grundig Mobile [KatawebIT]
Machine Translation [Google]

Great clarification of these phones (look like rebrands, sadly) by Jose after the jump:

Mobile Phones Connecting More People

Mobile Phones Connecting More People 10/28/2003 11:08 PM

Mobiles Outnumber Fixed-line Phones

"In 2002, for the first time, the number of mobile phones worldwide outnumbered fixed-line phones, according to the ITU....

In less developed countries in Asia and South America, where fixed-line infrastructure is underdeveloped, mobile phones are the most economic means of communication, and as a result there has been massive mobile phone growth in these countries. This is likely to continue for some time.

According to the ITU only 36.35% of the world’s population had a phone in 2002, up from 28.74% in 2000. What is striking, however, is that the adoption of mobile phones is having a major impact on the total teledensity throughout the world. At the rate of mobile phone growth worldwide, 50% of the world's population will have access to a phone by 2005." [eMarketer]

So as mobile phone ownership (or access) increases, how will libraries serve these patrons? What do remote library services look like when viewed through a cell phone rather than a desktop computer?

Sending Money Via Mobile Phones

Sending Money Via Mobile Phones 08/16/2004 02:27 PM
While there's been a lot of talk lately about various mobile payment systems like DoCoMo's FeLiCa (which is similar to Moneta in Korea, Dexit in Canada, and Speedpass in the US among others) it looks like the Korea Financial Telecommunications & Clearings Institute is trying a slightly different approach, where users will be able to send money to anyone just by knowing their mobile phone number. This isn't just for mobile-to-mobile payments, but for any payment, so that someone doesn't have to reveal their bank account info. In many ways it's similar to PayPal, but instead of using an email address, you can pay to a mobile phone number. Of course, if I remember correctly, this was actually PayPal's original plan... to let people easily transfer cash between PDAs.

US Doctors Want Mobile Phones In
Hospitals Too

US Doctors Want Mobile Phones In
Hospitals Too 09/27/2004 11:27 AM
While we've already written about doctors in the UK saying hospital bans on mobile phones should be dropped it appears that there's a similar movement in the US. Healthcare officials are starting to call the ban a "myth," an "old wives' tale" and "a silly thing." Some, though, are still worried, and claim anecdotal evidence that mobile phones can interfere with equipment -- despite increasing evidence that it's very specific, more reasonably blocked, circumstances that would cause the interference. In fact, some are saying that allowing mobile phones in hospitals would do much more to save lives, noting how many deaths there are due to prescription mistakes that might be solved by a simple, quick phone call in the hospital -- while also pointing out that "there is no evidence that a cell phone has ever killed a patient."

Mobile phones to get magnetic sensors

Mobile phones to get magnetic sensors 09/15/2004 01:00 PM
Mark Frauenfelder: Here's an article I wrote for TheFeature about plans to put magnetic sensors in mobile phones as navigation aids.

The most exciting mobile application for magnetic sensors is the capability to map an online "Yellow Pages" on top of the real world, allowing users to point their phones in the direction of a building or other public area and get information about it. For example, say you're driving down the street and see a bookstore you'd like to visit later. You could simply point your phone at the store and press a button on your phone, sending the GPS coordinates and direction information to a service that returns the operating hours and additional information about the store, along with a coupon for 10% off your purchase. If you point it at a restaurant, you could get the Zagat rating, the menu and the opportunity to make a reservation.

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Move your landline number to a mobile

Move your landline number to a mobile 11/11/2003 05:48 AM
FCC OKs switch

Treo 600 really is available from
T-Mobile

Treo 600 really is available from
T-Mobile 02/12/2004 10:03 AM
Well, now it's finally official: the Treo 600 really is available direct from T-Mobile, so no more pre-orders (we hope!). Read...

Still no Treo 600 for T-Mobile

Still no Treo 600 for T-Mobile 12/02/2003 04:53 PM
It's December already and T-Mobile still isn't carrying the Treo 600. Shedding some light on the matter is an email that reader Zachary Conine just recently received from their customer service:Thank you for taking the time to contact T-Mobile. We are currently experiencing some problems regarding synching the Treo 600 with our network which has delayed the release of this device. We hope to have these issues resolved in a timely matter and should be releasing this device sometime in December.So T-Mobile subscribers lusting after the Treo 600 are either going to have wait a little while longer, buy an unlocked Treo 600 and hope it works, or switch to another carrier....

Treo 600 from T-Mobile by the end of the
month

Treo 600 from T-Mobile by the end of the
month 11/14/2003 04:03 PM
After our post yesterday about how AT&T Wireless is finally carrying the Treo 600, a few people wrote in asking when T-Mobile would get its act together and finally offer the new smartphone as well. Well, rather than pester us about this (not that we minded), resourceful reader Zach Conine just contacted T-Mobile customer service directly, and they told him that they're planning to "launch support" for the Treo 600 at the end of this month....

T-Mobile adds Treo 270

T-Mobile adds Treo 270 03/11/2003 01:22 AM
T-Mobile is now selling the Treo 270. Pricing is the same as buying from Handspring....

Unconfirmed: T-Mobile Treo 650 Soon?

Unconfirmed: T-Mobile Treo 650 Soon? 04/12/2005 07:44 AM

Reader Nick J writes in with this little blip about a surprise yesterday.

"Hey joel, not sure if this is news, but t-mobile sent my company 3 treo 650s as a thank-you for renewing a bunch of cell phone accounts. i hadn't heard anything official about t-mobile supporting treo 650, but this is clear evidence."

Anyone else heard anything concrete about this?

Intel Centrino mobile technology
provides a creative challenge for UAE
youth

Intel Centrino mobile technology
provides a creative challenge for UAE
youth 12/08/2003 06:56 AM
AME Info Dec 8 2003 6:36AM ET

Treo 600 for T-Mobile by December 15th

Treo 600 for T-Mobile by December 15th 12/05/2003 12:31 PM
We've heard from a well-placed source that Handspring.com should have the Treo 600 for T-Mobile available for sale beginning on December 15th. We still don't know when T-Mobile itself will begin offering the Treo 600 directly (we're working on that), but apparently the holdup has to do with some "business issues" that T-Mobile is having with Handspring....

Windows Mobile Treo Pictures (Maybe)

Windows Mobile Treo Pictures (Maybe) 03/14/2005 06:03 PM

Prototype Treo 650 pictures, or a new Windows Mobile-powered 'Treo 670?' The guy who took these pictures said it ran Windows Mobile. PalmOne should be able to tell us for sure: if they say it's a mock-up, it doesn't run Windows Mobile. If they don't say anything at all, it has to be true.

Another Future Treo 700? A real Treo 670? [Treonauts]

"Japanese youth are changing their sense
of place and presence through their use
of mobile telephones."

"Japanese youth are changing their sense
of place and presence through their use
of mobile telephones." 08/04/2004 09:30 AM

Hanspring accepting T-Mobile Treo 600
pre-orders

Hanspring accepting T-Mobile Treo 600
pre-orders 02/10/2004 02:52 PM
After a long, inexplicable five month delay, Handspring finally started accepting pre-orders today for the T-Mobile version of the Treo 600. Read...

palmOne Delivers Treo 600 Smartphone to
T-Mobile USA Customers

palmOne Delivers Treo 600 Smartphone to
T-Mobile USA Customers 02/10/2004 11:59 PM

Rumor: UK Orange Exec Untucks Windows
Mobile Treo

Rumor: UK Orange Exec Untucks Windows
Mobile Treo 04/06/2005 11:31 AM

Another day, another Windows Treo rumor. This one is somewhat legit, but still, salt liberally:

Which is fascinating... but can it explain the embarrassing scenes in the Landmark Hotel, London, where a Very Senior Orange Person produced his Treo 650, and switched it on, and carelessly allowed all others at the table to see that it was not running PalmOs, but Windows Mobile 2005?

Several people eagerly produced camera-phones to record this, and the phone was hastily tucked away where the sun can't shine.

Wow, those UK conferences get wild.

So where actually is the new Orange Treo 650? Microsoft Treo?? [NewsWireless via Treonaut s]

Audiofy Enhances Bookchips™ to Support
Palm Powered™ PDAs and Mobile Phones,
Including palmOne™ Treo™ Smartphones,
and Tungsten™ and Zire™ Handhelds

Audiofy Enhances Bookchips™ to Support
Palm Powered™ PDAs and Mobile Phones,
Including palmOne™ Treo™ Smartphones,
and Tungsten™ and Zire™ Handhelds 03/17/2005 03:39 AM
Audiofy Corporation, a premier digital audiobook publisher, today announced that all of the company’s Bookchip titles are now available for Palm OS handhelds and palmOne Treo smartphones [PRWEB Mar 16, 2005]

landline, schmandline.

landline, schmandline. 09/17/2004 10:39 AM
Hold the phone. You probably already know that many Americans are ditching their land lines in favor of cell phones:

It is part of a generational shift to wireless, says Leap's chief executive, Harvey White. "Our demographic is younger, and when people start a household today they simply never bother to get a land line."

But were you aware that pollsters don't call cell phones? Media saturation, changes in communications technology, and missed demographics (americans abroad, for example) seem to make polls increasingly irrelevant. (first link via e-v.com)

Ditching your Landline Just Got Easier

Ditching your Landline Just Got Easier 11/11/2003 11:46 AM
QuePasaCalabaza writes "The FCC has approved a bill 5-0 that allows consumers to take their land line phone numbers and carry them over to thier wireless ...

Texts touted as landline saviour

Texts touted as landline saviour 05/07/2004 03:42 AM
ZDNet UK May 7 2004 8:20AM GMT

BT cuts landline to mobe charges, again

BT cuts landline to mobe charges, again 09/01/2004 07:56 AM
'BT's rates amongst lowest in the UK'

Canadians cut ties with landline phones

Canadians cut ties with landline phones 11/12/2003 04:27 PM
globetechnology.com Nov 12 2003 3:09PM ET

Wait 28 Years For A Landline... Then Get
Turned Down

Wait 28 Years For A Landline... Then Get
Turned Down 08/19/2004 02:19 PM
You may recall that last year we had the story of the amazingly patient man in Bangladesh who waite d 27 years for a phone line. He had requested it in 1976, at age 33, and the Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board claimed they had "lost" the application, until the press picked up on the story in 2003, and they suddenly found (and approved) the request. Well, he's got nothing to complain about, apparently. Also in 1976, over in Romania, another man requested a telephone line. But unlike the situation in Bangladesh, this time it took 28 years to get rejected. That's right. Romtelecom has finally processed his application and said, sorry, they can't provide him with a landline. The man wrote back, noting that plenty had changed in the 28 years since his application: he had gotten married, had two kids, moved into a new home... and even gotten a phone line without having to wait 28 years.

high incidence of landline displacement

high incidence of landline displacement 12/17/2003 03:43 PM
ZDNet Dec 17 2003 2:52PM ET

Vonage finds another landline partner

Vonage finds another landline partner 05/21/2004 03:46 PM

Square7 Cordless Skype/Landline Phone

Square7 Cordless Skype/Landline Phone 03/19/2005 02:45 AM

For those of you riding the Skype wave who would prefer not to have a separate handset setup for your free VOIP calls, Square7 has introduced their newest Cordless DUALphone. A cordless telephone that lets you plug into both your standard telephone socket and also your computer's USB port, the on=screen display tells you when your Skype friends are online and lets you call them directly. If you want to call your non-Skype friends, press a button and the phone gives you a standard dial tone. This could work nicely if you need to keep your landline for whatever reason. Available whenever Square7 gets their PayPal links fixed.

Square7 Launches First Cordless Skype Phone [BIOS]
Product Page [Square7]

FCC OKs cell phone-landline number
switch

FCC OKs cell phone-landline number
switch 11/11/2003 11:39 AM
ZDNet Nov 11 2003 11:07AM ET

BT launches consumer VoIP with landline
pricing

BT launches consumer VoIP with landline
pricing 07/15/2004 08:55 AM
ZDNet UK Jul 15 2004 1:15PM GMT

Skype To Offer Premium Landline Calling
Service

Skype To Offer Premium Landline Calling
Service 05/11/2004 09:15 AM
Looks like Skype, the free P2P Voice-over-IP service from the creators of Kazaa is planning on competing with other VoIP operators by upselling premium services to allow users to make landline calls. No word on price, but its certainly useful to Skype users and necessary to the company (and its...

Mobile Phones Replacing Cars In Our Culture

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