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Originally Posted by Jerome View Post
On one side of the street, hundreds of geeks who want ubiquitous computing but find 50€ a month too much money. On the other side, hundred of millions of people who are not prepared to pay a cent for it, yet already pay 100€ a month for their phone bill. Do you understand? It is about people, not technology.

And no, no amount of technology will ever change that. Ever. Socially speaking, people still do the same things that they have been doing in stone age: talking with their friends, and trying to gain status. Technology never changed that, and it won't today.
So true. I plead guilty. I am a geek and proud of it.

Since i work in a telco, my voice and data usage locally is free. Back in Singapore, I have a postpaid line with unlimited data subscribed. I use far more MB than minutes, and the only thing limiting my use of data is battery life on my mobile devices. Once I get Mr Fusion working on my N800 and my E51, I shall be unstoppable.

At least in the UAE and in Singapore.