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Originally Posted by Gavin
Sony-Ericsson have already invested large amounts in it.
I don't think any large corporations could supress this though.
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It's actually Ericsson (one of SE's parent companies) who have invested.
They won't (directly) lose money if it takes off. The mobile phone networks will, and I suspect they will try and kill it.
TBH, I personally think the two systems can co-exist. A peer to peer system is fine, but it has three problems.
If you are not within range of another peer, you'll lose network. This isn't a problem (theoretically) on the GSM systems as the mobile phone cos have spent an awful lot of money ensuring that enough base stations are in place to ensure coverage for most of the country (of course, the same range limitations apply to gsm though).
Radiation. While I personally don't believe that phones cause a problem, that may be due to the fact that phones emit a relatively weak signal. The output from the base stations is considerably higher. These p2p phones may have to transmit at a similar power to base stations. Most people don't seem to be too bothered if they live near base stations, however, they also wouldn't be within two feet of those base stations 24/7
The people you call would also need to be on the same network. If they aren't, you'd probably need to pay. In fairness, however, they aren't advertising this as a replacement for conventional mobiles, more as an add on.