Comments on: FMC, With A Cheap Piece Of Gear From Target and Without the Operator http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/06/16/fmc-with-a-cheap-piece-of-gear-from-target-and-without-the-operator/ Russell Buckley and Carlo Longino on mobile technology. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:31:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: McGuire’s Law » Blog Archive » Enabling Technology: July 1, 2008 Edition http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/06/16/fmc-with-a-cheap-piece-of-gear-from-target-and-without-the-operator/comment-page-1/#comment-122149 McGuire’s Law » Blog Archive » Enabling Technology: July 1, 2008 Edition Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:18:45 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/06/16/fmc-with-a-cheap-piece-of-gear-from-target-and-without-the-operator/#comment-122149 [...] Cell gateways [...] [...] Cell gateways [...]

]]> By: Hiren Gada http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/06/16/fmc-with-a-cheap-piece-of-gear-from-target-and-without-the-operator/comment-page-1/#comment-122127 Hiren Gada Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:42:53 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/06/16/fmc-with-a-cheap-piece-of-gear-from-target-and-without-the-operator/#comment-122127 FMC also means extending your home/fixed line to mobile. How usefull it will be to handle your home-calls on mobile and placing home calls from mobile (not using mobile minutes). It will be great to have mobility at landline tariff. FMC also means extending your home/fixed line to mobile. How usefull it will be to handle your home-calls on mobile and placing home calls from mobile (not using mobile minutes). It will be great to have mobility at landline tariff.

]]> By: Carlo Longino http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/06/16/fmc-with-a-cheap-piece-of-gear-from-target-and-without-the-operator/comment-page-1/#comment-122113 Carlo Longino Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:17:02 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/06/16/fmc-with-a-cheap-piece-of-gear-from-target-and-without-the-operator/#comment-122113 Plenty of reasons... multiple extensions throughout the house, ability to more reliably and accurately provide location information to 911 call centers, and so on. Sure, for many/most people, only having a mobile will suffice, but there are still plenty of people who want a home phone. Plenty of reasons… multiple extensions throughout the house, ability to more reliably and accurately provide location information to 911 call centers, and so on.

Sure, for many/most people, only having a mobile will suffice, but there are still plenty of people who want a home phone.

]]> By: Anders Borg http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/06/16/fmc-with-a-cheap-piece-of-gear-from-target-and-without-the-operator/comment-page-1/#comment-122081 Anders Borg Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:44:54 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/06/16/fmc-with-a-cheap-piece-of-gear-from-target-and-without-the-operator/#comment-122081 The main issue with FMC is that all you need is a mobile: personal, always-with-you etc. As also (very) young people have them, there's little reason for a family/house phone any longer, and young people need to text too (maybe more than speak). Sure, fixed is less costly, but you need mobiles anyway. There's of course nothing stopping families to have a mobile phone for common use, but why hook it up to a fixed line phone, even if it's cordless? The coverage argument can hardly be a strong argument. The main issue with FMC is that all you need is a mobile: personal, always-with-you etc. As also (very) young people have them, there’s little reason for a family/house phone any longer, and young people need to text too (maybe more than speak). Sure, fixed is less costly, but you need mobiles anyway.

There’s of course nothing stopping families to have a mobile phone for common use, but why hook it up to a fixed line phone, even if it’s cordless? The coverage argument can hardly be a strong argument.

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