Re: Why wireless isn't wide open

Larry wrote:
> Nomen Nescio <nobody@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> http://xrl.us/bcprt
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> "Global Calls for Less
> 
> One company rebuffed by the carriers is Rebtel Networks, a 
> Swedish provider of cheap international calls over the Web. 
> Rebtel wants to use short codes to bring its service to mobile 
> phones. Users would send a text message containing the desired 
> global phone number to Rebtel's short code. They would then 
> receive a text message with a local phone number to dial, paying 
> pennies per minute for the call rather than the much higher sums 
> cellular carriers charge for overseas connections."

It's already very easy to do this using something like OneSuite or 
TalkLoop. Where it all falls apart is when calling a mobile phone in a 
country with "Caller Pays" because the charge for calling the mobile 
phone is so high.