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by Rico Mossesgeld on November 6, 2006
"The calls just started coming every half-second," he recalled. "I'd be talking to someone and I'd get beeped in by about four other people-and they were short conversations as it was!"
So what can we learn from The Luke Johnson Phone Experiment?
- Out of the billion who are connected to the Internet, at least 7,000 of them have no problem calling a total stranger.
- Leap Wireless International's Cricket service really does charge $45/month, even if you receive hundreds of international calls. Feel free to check out their other unlimited plans.
Thanks to RCR Wireless for the heads-up.
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Vote for Smartphones + Social Networking = The Luke Johnson Phone Experiment:
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Rating: 8.67 out of 6 vote(s) cast.
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Response from:
Sasha Manuel
(11/07/06 3:49pm)
Response from:
Rico
(11/16/06 8:17am)
That's why I think the future of the Internet lies with mobile applications. As more and more people connected at home, broadband providers' potential market will slowly disappear. Then I think that's when they'll shift to trying to provide customers internet access while they're mobile. Know what I mean?
Response from:
Wayne
(05/24/07 5:39am)
This is a brilliant idea so much so we have launched a similar project to help fund an education environmental project in England, Call +44-911-813-1873 every call we receive we will receive a small donation.
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I've got to agree with what you said about the reason why these two technologies are successful.
And from where I'm seated, I can see that there ARE web-to-mobile applications made available to the common user that lets them stay connected even when they're mobile. It's actually cool! :)