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[mrklaw]

link to bbc article

You get a mobile phone that works as normal when you are out and about. When you get home, within range of the bluetooth base station, it switches to using a broadband connection and you only pay standard fixed line call charges.

One phone number but cheaper calls at home.

Pretty neat (although Rabbit tried the same thing 20 years ago).

 

[Jeffahn]

I just wish they would stop taking 50 squid off me every month for a debit order that exist.

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[Fowler]

Cool idea, though mainly since I thought of it (right down to the Bluetooth VOIP base station) five years ago

And yes, BT fucked me too. They cancelled my DSL connection -- rather than pay reconnection I told them to take a hike and went to Freeserve -- and a year later I find out that BT kept on charging me. Bastards.

 

[MadFuzzy]

Wow, it really does sound vaguely like the old Rabbit mobile phone service, but only in reverse (using a base station at home rather than in public places). You can still see the occasional Rabbit sign in London (there's one in Finsbury Park tube station if you look carefully). I don't think this idea will take off tho...

 

[Troidal]

Its a great idea except in Japan they'll prolly not bother because evil DoCoMo can still make money by keeping landline and cellphones separate. DoCoMo is evil.

 

[cybamerc]

In Denmark a similar service is being offered. At home you can call non-mobile phones for free.

 

[MrPing1000]

still the fuckers can't upgrade me to 2mb(which they are doing for free) since I'm too far from the exchange so they give me a £3 discount WHOOPY DOO! I'm too far away from the exchange but the exchange is a fucking stupid one theres one closer.