Thread: Google to buy 700MHz spectrum in the US
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2007-07-22 , 18:49
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Originally Posted by E-ville View Post
Maybe its more of a home centered move, you buy a device that receives and xmits 700mhz, it has a wifi Access Point in it converting it to 802.11bg..

They roll it out over the entire USA, google offers free internet all over the USA.. the catch would be they then are your ISP and know exactly what your looking at on the web and can target ads to your tastes.

If they do that then you will see devices like the n800 popping that receive it.
Maybe I am misunderstanding your response but if you substitute USA for Europe, you have this now. All without Google or ad driven revenue, and without the privacy issue. The GSM operators already know where you are via the phone. They have the presence info on you, so this too is solved. I still do not see the "Google" advantage. Maybe the US market is more in tuned for this type of model. Can't see it being much of an advantage in Europe and the rest of the world.
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