There’s an eyebrow-raising rumor that Google’s toying with a cellphone that could work on any data network and make phone calls through its Gizmo5/Google Voice package . Are you ready to leave standard voice channels behind for the wireless data frontier? There are a handful of clues that, strung together, seem to point toward Google offering its own phone-like VoIP services. The Google Voice project and its Gizmo5 acquisition, the Android phone OS, of course, and a deal that lets them re-sell wireless data . Then again, regardless of whether Google’s ready to jump in, some phone provider could, at some point, could make this kind of offer—unlimited domestic voice calling, cheap international calls, and a data-friendly a phone that works with any data contract. If Google or some other firm offered a (presumably) subsidized, affordable phone with an internet calling package and any data package you want, would you nibble? Or is the difference between data and voice coverage big enough to enjoy having a backup? Vote below, then post your “Other” answers and reasoning in the comments. Would you buy a data-only cellphone? ( answers )
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Would You Buy a Data-Only Cellphone? [Reader Poll]
There’s an eyebrow-raising rumor that Google’s toying with a cellphone that could work on any data network and make phone calls through its Gizmo5/Google Voice package . Are you ready to leave standard voice channels behind for the wireless data frontier? There are a handful of clues that, strung together, seem to point toward Google offering its own phone-like VoIP services. The Google Voice project and its Gizmo5 acquisition, the Android phone OS, of course, and a deal that lets them re-sell wireless data . Then again, regardless of whether Google’s ready to jump in, some phone provider could, at some point, could make this kind of offer—unlimited domestic voice calling, cheap international calls, and a data-friendly a phone that works with any data contract. If Google or some other firm offered a (presumably) subsidized, affordable phone with an internet calling package and any data package you want, would you nibble? Or is the difference between data and voice coverage big enough to enjoy having a backup? Vote below, then post your “Other” answers and reasoning in the comments. Would you buy a data-only cellphone? ( answers )
See original here:
Would You Buy a Data-Only Cellphone? [Reader Poll]