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2008-09-17 , 16:45
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Originally Posted by mwiktowy View Post
I agree. The main reason I went with a tablet in the first place was an attempt to get away from a device locked to a particular service by a particular company. I am fairly successfully using SIP via hotspots without being chained to a particular provider.
You're not forced to buy the device.

Consider my situation. 4 major telcos provide 90-99% HSDPA coverage in the whole country. There is no WiFi in trains. There is WiFi on train stations. Open wireless is in decline, WEP is no option (== illegal). Add to that, WiFi is not everywhere, little to no control over bandwidth or latency, and doesn't support roaming. Now lets look to WiMAX. Only 1 provider right now, providing full coverage only in the capital. Furthermore, WiMAX is rolled out in rural areas where deploying DSL, cable, or optical fiber are not a profitable option.

Elsewhere I notice these FONatics making mouth to mouth commercials for FON. OK, thats PUN, but it doesn't allow (near) 24/7 connectivity. It doesn't allow my weather info to be updated on the fly. No, no. Instead I need to walk past a FON AP (or open wireless AP, or crack WEP, or smile with all cuteness to some stranger). Need to phone? Errr. You arrive on some obscure AP and got 5 new voicemails on your SIP account. Mind you, logged in on SIP account on random AP w/o encryption.

3G outside of country is often expensive however if you can find a good deal for that... (I've found some, called iPASS).

While I am sure integrated cell hardware may interest a lot of people, I have zero interest in it due to the crappy protective duopolistic cellular market I live in (Canada) and hope that Nokia doesn't forget about that part of the market. I would eventually be interested in upgrading to a tablet with a faster CPU and a better camera but I wouldn't waste money on integrated cell hardware.
There are no viable alternatives except some claim WiFi (CT2/DECT-like) or WiMAX (not rolled out well yet but if its rolled out and you're happy with the area coverage it might indeed be your best bet to get free from the shackles of telcos). 3G is the worst of all evil. Especially compared to normal GSM.
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