[Cialug] gphone software preview

[Chris Freeman]

If I were a software/services company buying the 700Mhz, I'd prefer to lease
it out to the carriers for relatively cheap with the guarantees that:
a) any phones which met my 'open' criteria could use the spectrum with any
leasing carrier, and
b) possibly put an upper-bound on the price the consumer pays for access.

That would:
a) maximize the amount of innovation in the handset market,
b) make the tech the carriers use more consistent, making breaking into the
carrier market more feasable in a few years,
c) maximize the number of people using my software and my services (revenue?
Is that good?).

Also, it would be one hell of an asset which provides constant returns
without development costs on my part.

But, then again, I'm not a Soooper-Geeenius (I like the way that sounds...).
Maybe Google has other plans.

I don't want to wait the year or so until some of this starts to really play
out. I'm looking for a new cell-provider now, and my options really suck.
Everyone want me to pay $80/mo + 'taxes' and 'fees' for _basic_ service. I
can't look at an extra $60/mo/phone for data if I'm not getting something
for my money; and right now, there are no services that are worth it.

Chris

On Nov 20, 2007 10:34 AM, Dave J. Hala Jr. <dave at 58ghz.net> wrote:

> I would seem to me that everything is dependent on the spectrum auction.
> The cell companies are saying that Google doesn't have the expertise to
> build a nation wide cell/data network. I think thats bull.
>
> I'm wondering if the cell providers will ban together to outbid google
> -no matter what the price. I also wonder if they do that, will it lead
> to their demise?
>
>

>
> On Tue, 2007-11-20 at 10:28 -0600, Bryan Baker wrote:
> > Did anyone else notice that they said they are using WebKit and touted
> > it as the "standard"?
> >
> > If nothing else it looks like a big force for Safari/Konquorer browser
> > share.
> >
> > Does look pretty nice. I'm glad the floodgates are opening up. Mobile
> > communications are getting very interesting, and long term this should
> > drive prices down nicely - if anyone picks this up and runs w/ it.
> > That's the big question though, has anyone picked this up yet? I
> > thought it was still all vapor.
> >
> > On Nov 16, 2007, at 12:40 PM, Adk wrote:
> > > http://tinyurl.com/2zvn87
> > >
> > > What will one do with old iphone?
> > >
> > > Allen K.
> >
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