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1. Editor's Note: Dialing Up Wi-Fi
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- Billionaire Icahn Wants On Motorola's Board
- E-Retailers Rate Nigeria Fraud Central
- The (Few) Ways Vista Makes Office Work Better
- TJX Stored Customer Data, Violated Visa Payment Rules
- Microsoft Altered Windows Vista To Quell EU Watchdogs
- Copyright Protection A Boom Business
- Robotic Fish Cleared In Computer Glitch
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"If it keeps up, man will atrophy all his limbs but the push-button finger." -- Frank Lloyd Wright
We are all tired of using our cell phones and having to interrupt a business conversation with, "Sorry, I'm approaching a dead zone. Can I call you in a few?" Kind of a deal breaker.
Soon you may be able to use Wi-Fi in addition to (or maybe in lieu of) cell service. The new wave of Wi-Fi phone is particularly exciting, although there are myriad products from which to choose. It's enough to make your Bluetooth device spin.
And it looks likely that the spin will continue for a while: Last year, Wi-Fi phone sales topped $535 million, up 13% and 327% from 2005, respectively, says analyst firm Infonetics Research. For the four years from 2007 and 2010, shipments for mobile handsets are projected to grow 26%, and Wi-Fi handsets are forecast to increase nearly 1,300%. Yes, 1,300%. Obviously, it's a huge space.
Wi-Fi phone services pretty much come in two flavors: mobile phones that use a wireless network to connect to a VoIP service (think Skype or Vonage), and dual-mode phones that can be used over wireless networks as well as cell networks. In fact, the dual-mode Wi-Fi/cellular VoIP phone appears to be the fastest growing area, with worldwide units shipping at a five-year compound annual growth rate of 198% between 2006 and 2010, according to Infonetics. Cisco leads in single-mode Wi-Fi handset revenue market share in 2006, followed by SpectraLink; Samsung leads in dual-mode Wi-Fi/cellular handset revenue market share, trailed by Nokia.
Both types of phones aim to merge mobile and landline services into a single device. Of course, you can also make calls from your computer using Wi-Fi, but, obviously, that can be cumbersome. Soon, the question, "Can you hear me?" will be a vestige of cell-speak from long ago. (Thank goodness.)
Jennifer Bosavage
Wi-Fi Phone Buyers' Guide
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1. Editor's Note: Dialing Up Wi-Fi
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VoIP service providers Skype and Vonage have each partnered with hardware manufacturers to release cell-like phones that can use their services via Wi-Fi networks. Here's how to get started.
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Dave Girouard suggests users should be less cautious and be willing to turn over more of the applications to Google.
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The test is to get feedback on changes the company is making "under the covers" to the download process in an attempt to make it faster.
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