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Re: Prediction on the future of cellphones

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From: Richard
Date: Wed, 08 May 2002 01:06
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> >Its $10/MB - 50 times more expensive then jetstream, and about 50 times
> >slower too :(
> >
> >
> Who charges that much? SNOOPY

vodafone do, its $0.10 per 10 kilobytes on the casual plan - there are
cheaper options for higher use, but I only use it for the odd email.

I did find you can get to ebay thru wap, but its soooooo slow its not worth
the bother.
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From: "Richard" <rich@ihug.co.nz>
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Subject: Re: Prediction on the future of cellphones
Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 13:06:48 +1200
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