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Telenor Mobile launches third generation (sic!) mobile network |
laffen
Joined: Aug 07, 2001
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From: Oslo, Norway
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Today Telenor Mobile (Norway) announced that they on December 1st will open it's third generation network. Watching movies on the phone will soon be a reality.
Now we just have to wait for the devices.
Read pressrelease |
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solem
Joined: Jan 26, 2002
Posts: 74
From: Norway
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The devices which will come (maybe) middle of next year for a regular consumer...  |
fifey
Joined: Mar 18, 2002
Posts: 35
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Very unlikely you will be watching movies I think. I don't think
a) it'll work out technically for the average user
b) people will want to do that.
I think this movie watching is like the paperless office promise that computer manufacturers gave us - just talk.
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Xeleven
Joined: Mar 14, 2002
Posts: 64
From: Oslo Norway
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Yeah, right, that's what they said about the internet; it's too complicated, people won't be using it.... Look what happened;-) |
fifey
Joined: Mar 18, 2002
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When did anyone say that about the internet? I've been using it since 1992 and I've never heard anything like that.
I don't see people watching dvds on their laptops on the train home from work, I'm talking about a commute of more than 1hr and the train is full of software engineers. Believe me it wont happen. You don't see people using those tiny handheld tv sets do you? Believe, handheld video will not be big. |
Xeleven
Joined: Mar 14, 2002
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From: Oslo Norway
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I guess time will show. |
fifey
Joined: Mar 18, 2002
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I agree
I predict sending postcards will be a new killer app. People going on holiday and sending pictures to their friends will be the next biggie. Also expect your drunken friends to send you pictures of themselves completely wasted in the pub just when you've fallen asleep. |
Xeleven
Joined: Mar 14, 2002
Posts: 64
From: Oslo Norway
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@fifey
How come you know my friends so well?
That's exactly what they'll do:-) |
Aivar
Joined: Jan 14, 2003
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From: Estonia
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On 2002-03-22 12:32:00, fifey wrote:
Very unlikely you will be watching movies I think. I don't think
a) it'll work out technically for the average user
b) people will want to do that.
I think this movie watching is like the paperless office promise that computer manufacturers gave us - just talk.
We still need paper on office 
PS. Those old topics are really interesting.. |
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Posted: 2001-11-30 11:35
