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Re: Prediction on the future of cellphones

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From: Snoopy
Date: Wed, 08 May 2002 00:21
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On Wed, 08 May 2002 10:01:01 +1200, David Preece
<dpreece@deletethis.paradise.net.nz> wrote:

>Snoopy wrote:
>
>
>GPRS is like an 'always on' Internet connection to your phone - you get 
>charged by the packet to transfer data, not by time. At $22/Mb it strikes 
>me as one of the stronger reasons why Microsoft must not be allowed to put 
>software on phones.
>
>
Are there any commercially available GPRS systems available in
Australia or New Zealand? SNOOPY



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