Comment 3G and wi-fi can't swap roles! (Score 1) 37
wi-fi migrates from laptops to mobiles and 3G does the opposite. 3G and wi-fi duke it out in dominance? nah...
I think telecom professionals are deluding themselves with wi-fi getting into the voice domain and being a part and parcel of the 'GSM family'. Wi-fi, being more local/hot-spot oriented, is less ubiquitous than 3G. So, it was a good yet expensive to try the tested 3G market, before beating it with Verizon's HSDPA(that translates as 3G to me). Verizon together with Cingular sure feel alienated:(
But, wait - Did Dell realize that the US PC/laptop users contrast with European numbers? 3G's ubiquity will be useful 'back home' than in Europe, where handheld users beat out Americans. Dudes, gear back here before someone else takes the chunk...Perhaps Apple!!
and yes, let us not confuse mobile broadband with cellular telephony. SIMs in laptops sounds misinformation. Can someone share the framework? we all have questions...