Smith On VoIP

Cellular-News.com has interesting story on the inability of Wi-Fi access points (found in coffee shops, etc.) to support dual mode (Wi-Fi VoIP/ Cellular) calling. This comes just a few days after Jeff Pulver commented about the short-comings of the technology. Each piece targets a different down-fall of dual mode service. Cellular-News.com talks about the burden on the WLAN that causes an un-pleasant customer experience, while Jeff speaks to the consumer demand (or lack thereof) for dual mode service.

Dual Mode service holds great promise, no one can doubt that, but in reading each of these peices, one gets the sense that there are too many variables, too many assumptions, and a real lack of consumer demand, to view dual mode service as anything more then a technology buzz word.

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