Yes WiMAX! Time for a little speculation....

As soon as WiMAX is widespread, it's going to open the floodgates for VoIP providers. They will be able to compete with cell carriers with EXTREMELY low rates, often offering free calling between an increasing numbers of VoIPers. The extra consumer money will be re-routed back into various "WiMAX access plans" with bandwidth caps for the corporations lucky enough to provide coverage. This will keep the end consumer prices at a slow steady (though inevitable) decline, as they scramble to determine new ways to make money with zany service schemes.

Google will offer the gPhone as a free method of calling with ads and be heralded as "internet geniuses" though the device will be primitive (but low cost) and green. Apple will announce an iPhone with WiMAX, free calling, and flash 10 browser support to an adorning crowd. Microsoft will scramble to make a crappy knock-off product featuring SilverLight under the guise of originality... The irony..

The N900 will rule them all in terms of quality with a mature software library, mature hardware, and all the features one could want.

The bandwidth race will begin as information transfer (especially between users) demands grow exponentially. The convergence of all information (Video/hyper-text/Audio) will be beamed into the pockets and homes of all patrons.

The N900 will be the first pocketable device to support them all, plus have the horsepower to handle advanced features such as voice recognition, accelerated 3D games, grid computing, etc.

WiFi will still exist as a free alternative to costly WiMAX coverage, and will be increasingly available in buildings.


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YARR!!

GPS Mapt'n