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One Person, One Phone, One Number:
So how does all this get us back to a single phone number for everyone? Remember the coverage problems cell phones have – they often dont work inside buildings, homes, garages, etc. But imagine you had a Wi-Fi network at home and in the office, and a Wi-Fi-enabled cell-phone. Suddenly youd have crystal clear coverage at home and work – whenever you were within range of an 802.11 hub – because that phone would suddenly go Voice Over IP, instead of GSM, CDMA, whatever. And remember, the 2.4GHz spectrum used by 802.11b and g is the same as used by modern home wireless phones. You wouldnt need a separate phone line at home. As long as the network was up, your phone would be too. Or if you like having a work and home phone number, imagine both routing to the same handset! Off work? Just dont answer that line. Of course there are roadblocks. The technologys expensive right now, and a Wi-Fi phone today would suck battery-life faster than a boom box in Central Park. The phones would be pretty massive too – much bigger than todays svelte models.
But the concept has me hooked. Sooner or later, when a baby is born, shell get a birth certificate, social security number and phone number assigned at birth. Then, on her third birthday the phone will be implanted – itll be no bigger than a dime. And from then on shell hear voices in her head, until the day she dies.
OK, well maybe not just like that. But really, I am excited. This world is coming, whether you like it or not!
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One Person, One Phone, One Number:
So how does all this get us back to a single phone number for everyone? Remember the coverage problems cell phones have – they often dont work inside buildings, homes, garages, etc. But imagine you had a Wi-Fi network at home and in the office, and a Wi-Fi-enabled cell-phone. Suddenly youd have crystal clear coverage at home and work – whenever you were within range of an 802.11 hub – because that phone would suddenly go Voice Over IP, instead of GSM, CDMA, whatever. And remember, the 2.4GHz spectrum used by 802.11b and g is the same as used by modern home wireless phones. You wouldnt need a separate phone line at home. As long as the network was up, your phone would be too. Or if you like having a work and home phone number, imagine both routing to the same handset! Off work? Just dont answer that line. Of course there are roadblocks. The technologys expensive right now, and a Wi-Fi phone today would suck battery-life faster than a boom box in Central Park. The phones would be pretty massive too – much bigger than todays svelte models.
