j__1
10-31-2007, 10:44 PM
Posted by Zonk (http://slashdot.org/%7EZonk/) on Wednesday October 31, @05:36PM on Slashdot
from the penalty-for-wanting-to-talk-to-your-wife dept.
The Byelorrusian Spamtrap (spamtrapspamtrap@gmail.com) writes "Wired Magazine's made its position clear on the state of play in America's cellular industry, delivering a long, satisfying screed (http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/10/10-reasons-to-h.html) on why all of us should stop complaining and do something about it. 'They own politicians - Sure, it's just phones. In a world where worse things happen all the time amid the muck and despair of human existence, having to pay for premium text is hardly worth worrying about, is it? You can (and should) opt out, and not sign on the dotted line to begin with. But today's cell towers might be tomorrow's Pony Express: they're TV stations, internet access, emergency 911 and news networks all rolled into one. WWAN could well end up supplanting copper sooner than anyone expects: do you want these companies in charge of it?'"
from the penalty-for-wanting-to-talk-to-your-wife dept.
The Byelorrusian Spamtrap (spamtrapspamtrap@gmail.com) writes "Wired Magazine's made its position clear on the state of play in America's cellular industry, delivering a long, satisfying screed (http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/10/10-reasons-to-h.html) on why all of us should stop complaining and do something about it. 'They own politicians - Sure, it's just phones. In a world where worse things happen all the time amid the muck and despair of human existence, having to pay for premium text is hardly worth worrying about, is it? You can (and should) opt out, and not sign on the dotted line to begin with. But today's cell towers might be tomorrow's Pony Express: they're TV stations, internet access, emergency 911 and news networks all rolled into one. WWAN could well end up supplanting copper sooner than anyone expects: do you want these companies in charge of it?'"