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Re: [gaia] What if all phones were always on the Internet?

Henning Schulzrinne <hgs@cs.columbia.edu> Thu, 26 November 2015 15:42 UTC

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Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2015 10:42:11 -0500
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Subject: Re: [gaia] What if all phones were always on the Internet?
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Or the Microsoft SPOT watch (also FM).

https://gigaom.com/2013/09/03/what-microsoft-got-right-with-its-smartwatch-nearly-a-decade-ago-more-than-you-think/

I wouldn't be surprised if we'll see devices with prepaid connectivity
(i.e., paid by the hardware device vendor) - after all, the Amazon Kindle
has been doing this for years to deliver books.

On Thu, Nov 26, 2015 at 9:38 AM, Jon Crowcroft <jon.crowcroft@cl.cam.ac.uk>
wrote:

> sort of the equiv of all phones in japan ship with FM radio so they can
> receive quake warnings, only more general - nice!
>
> On Thu, Nov 26, 2015 at 2:36 PM, Steve Song <stevesong@nsrc.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Following on some of the previous discussion about the non-linear
>> relationship between Internet speed and value to the consumer; and
>> reflecting on some of the discussions on zero-rating at the IGF; and
>> thinking further about the PAYG model that enabled the dramatic growth of
>> mobile telephony in emerging markets, I came to the conclusion that a
>> low-bitrate, always-on Internet for all mobile phones would benefit
>> everyone.
>>
>> https://manypossibilities.net/2015/11/zero-rating-a-modest-proposal/
>>
>> Would love to have the idea critiqued (gently).
>>
>> Thanks... Steve Song
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