| Over the next few years, several businesses are | | | | In the next few years it is clear to me thatyou |
| planning start selling dual-mode cellular/Wi-Fi | | | | will have the ability to connect wirelessly to the |
| phones, which will can make calls using either a | | | | Internet nearly everywhere in the country. |
| cellular network or a wireless Internet connection. | | | | If you have a VoIP wireless phone that connects |
| These phones are likely to alter the | | | | automatically to the Internet you can make a call |
| telecommunications industry and change the way | | | | on the Internet. Just like current systems like |
| consumers use phone service. They may spell the | | | | Vonage, there is a fixed monthly fee and you can |
| end of conventional wired telephone services. | | | | make as many calls as you want for a fixed |
| As much as 30% of cell phone calls are now | | | | amount. This includesmany countries like Canada |
| made inside homes. If those calls could be made | | | | and Mexico. |
| more cheaply by means of the internet, wireless | | | | Other plans allow you to add up to 35 countries |
| companies could free up capacity, and both | | | | to the list. |
| businesses and consumers could save money. | | | | The major innovation here is that you will do this |
| The technology is still in an experimental stage, | | | | wirelessly and not be fixed to the few hundred |
| but some companies have already begun to offer | | | | feet you can walk in your home on your portable |
| cell-Fi phones on a limited basis. | | | | phone. |
| USA Today August 24, 2005 | | | | So rather than use your cell phone, you will |
| Dr. Mercola's Comment: | | | | connect to the Internet wirelessly and use VoIP |
| Earlier this week New Scientist reported that 4G | | | | as an alternative to your cell phone carrier. These |
| cell phones(not land lines)in Japanusing this | | | | new VoIP wireless phones are essentially |
| technologycould receive data at 100 megabits per | | | | alternatives to your cell phone. |
| second on the move and at up toone gigabit per | | | | Just as many people dropped their land lines |
| second while stationary. To give you an idea of | | | | nearly everyone will be dropping their cell phone |
| that bandwidth power, you could look at 32 high | | | | carriers. The reason? Rock bottom prices. No |
| definition (not regular TV) video streams at once | | | | longer will you pay over $100 a month for your |
| while you were travelling in your car. | | | | cell phone. You will pay $25 for your home AND |
| The US is making some limited progress in 3G | | | | cell phone for UNLIMITED use. Also remember |
| phone networks. | | | | that you avoid paying taxes or hidden fees. Just |
| Verizon has already rolled out its 3G networks in | | | | $25 a month. |
| 14 US citiesand you can connect unlimited | | | | So you can call anywhere in the United States |
| wirelessly to the Internet for $60 a month in | | | | and Canada for one low monthly fee. If you have |
| these cities. Unfortunately Chicago is not one of | | | | to call internationally the rates are typically 3 cents |
| the cities, but within a year they should have | | | | a minute. Compare that to the nearly universal $1 |
| most of the US covered. | | | | per minute or more for most international cell |
| The Sprint Nextell mergeris rapidly following with | | | | phone calls. |
| their 3G EVDO systems. However, it is my belief | | | | Very exciting and one of the major fruits of |
| that you and I will not have to wait ten years for | | | | Moore's Law. |
| 4G phones or expensive 3-G wireless as Wi-Max | | | | In one month my technical staff is deploying an |
| is on the way and will be here in 1-2 years. | | | | open source VoIP system in our office called |
| Wi-Maxis already being tested in remoate areas | | | | Asterisk that is equally amazing. I need to make a |
| of Argentinafor widespread access to the | | | | one time purchase of about $10,000 inhardware |
| Internet. | | | | and rent a voice T1 line for about $500 a month, |
| WiMax isshort for Worldwide Interoperability for | | | | but after doing that I will be able to have nearly |
| Microwave Accessandcomes in two flavors. The | | | | 200 phone lines that I can have unlimited calls on. |
| first, known as fixed wireless, is similar toWi-Fi, | | | | Absolutely amazing considering that this would |
| but on a much larger scale and at faster speeds. | | | | costs hundreds of thousands of dollars in |
| Unlike Wi-Fi, Wi-Max can transmit up to 30 miles. | | | | conventional PBX systems and tens thousands of |
| Yes, you read it right, 30 miles. It doesn't take | | | | dollars in monthly phone fees. |
| many Wi-Max towers to cover most cities. Most | | | | It could not be clearer that the death bell is tolling |
| communites will only require a handful of Wi-Fi | | | | for the conventionalAmerican phone system. |
| transmitters to provide coverage to their | | | | One thing you can count on in this life is change. |
| residents. | | | | Who would have thought thatAT&T would |
| Thereally exciting developement though is | | | | have ever collapsed as in its hey day it was one |
| nomadic Wi-Max whichwould keep WiMax-enabled | | | | of the largest and most powerful corporations on |
| devices (like your "cell" phone)connected over | | | | earth. |
| large areas. Intel is projecting that they will have | | | | Well technology can do that. |
| this deployed in their notebooks in late 2006 or | | | | That is why I am equally convinced that even |
| early 2007. | | | | though the top ten drug companies have more |
| I have had conventional VoIP (voice over internet | | | | wealth than the rest of the Fortune 500 |
| protocol) phone service for nearly three years | | | | companies combined, it is clear that they, like the |
| and over 2. 5 million Americans have now made a | | | | phone companies, will fall. |
| similar choice. Next year, WiMax will be | | | | You and I will catalyze that process. Mark my |
| widespread. | | | | words. This is happening as you read this page. |
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