Comments on: WiFi: The Real Threat to the Mobile Carriers http://www.voiceontheweb.biz/mobile-root/wireless-carriers/wifi-the-real-threat-to-the-mobile-carriers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wifi-the-real-threat-to-the-mobile-carriers Facilitating Personal and Business Conversations Across a Voice 2.0 World Tue, 07 Jun 2011 16:19:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Reprise: Is WiFi Becoming the Unregulated Stealth Carrier of the Future? | Voice on the Web http://www.voiceontheweb.biz/mobile-root/wireless-carriers/wifi-the-real-threat-to-the-mobile-carriers/#comment-7668 Reprise: Is WiFi Becoming the Unregulated Stealth Carrier of the Future? | Voice on the Web Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:35:17 +0000 http://voiceontheweb.biz/?p=2241#comment-7668 [...] WiFi: The Real Threat to the Mobile Carriers [...] [...] WiFi: The Real Threat to the Mobile Carriers [...]

]]> By: Traveling in a Bipolar Mobile Mode | Voice on the Web http://www.voiceontheweb.biz/mobile-root/wireless-carriers/wifi-the-real-threat-to-the-mobile-carriers/#comment-6305 Traveling in a Bipolar Mobile Mode | Voice on the Web Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:36:50 +0000 http://voiceontheweb.biz/?p=2241#comment-6305 [...] from a WiFi access point; however, as mentioned above, the real saving comes when you set up for using WiFi wherever possible. (In addition I encountered a couple of situations where 3G coverage was weak or non-existent; in [...] [...] from a WiFi access point; however, as mentioned above, the real saving comes when you set up for using WiFi wherever possible. (In addition I encountered a couple of situations where 3G coverage was weak or non-existent; in [...]

]]> By: History Making Smartphone Skype Call During LeWeb Closing Session | Voice on the Web http://www.voiceontheweb.biz/mobile-root/wireless-carriers/wifi-the-real-threat-to-the-mobile-carriers/#comment-5823 History Making Smartphone Skype Call During LeWeb Closing Session | Voice on the Web Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:54:27 +0000 http://voiceontheweb.biz/?p=2241#comment-5823 [...] WiFi: The Real Threat to the Mobile Carriers [...] [...] WiFi: The Real Threat to the Mobile Carriers [...]

]]> By: Is WiFi Becoming the Unregulated Stealth Carrier of the Future? | Voice on the Web http://www.voiceontheweb.biz/mobile-root/wireless-carriers/wifi-the-real-threat-to-the-mobile-carriers/#comment-3294 Is WiFi Becoming the Unregulated Stealth Carrier of the Future? | Voice on the Web Sat, 25 Jul 2009 20:02:39 +0000 http://voiceontheweb.biz/?p=2241#comment-3294 [...] trip, combined with my WiFi experience during a March vacation trip to South Carolina, significantly reinforced my belief that WiFi is becoming the potential [...] [...] trip, combined with my WiFi experience during a March vacation trip to South Carolina, significantly reinforced my belief that WiFi is becoming the potential [...]

]]> By: Will AT&T’s Randall Stephenson Mobilize Skype? | Voice on the Web http://www.voiceontheweb.biz/mobile-root/wireless-carriers/wifi-the-real-threat-to-the-mobile-carriers/#comment-2220 Will AT&T’s Randall Stephenson Mobilize Skype? | Voice on the Web Wed, 27 May 2009 21:08:47 +0000 http://voiceontheweb.biz/?p=2241#comment-2220 [...] Is failure to allow Skype for iPhone to run over AT&T’s 3G network a tacit admission that AT&T continues to suffer from 3G data network capacity and quality issues? Once again my most recent trip roaming on AT&T in Chicago four weeks ago demonstrated nothing to say service availability and robustness has improved over my previous experiences in PA, WV, VA, NC, SC, CA and NV. [...] [...] Is failure to allow Skype for iPhone to run over AT&T’s 3G network a tacit admission that AT&T continues to suffer from 3G data network capacity and quality issues? Once again my most recent trip roaming on AT&T in Chicago four weeks ago demonstrated nothing to say service availability and robustness has improved over my previous experiences in PA, WV, VA, NC, SC, CA and NV. [...]

]]> By: 3 Pushes the Envelope Once Again: Offers Obligation-Free Skype Mobile Services | Voice on the Web http://www.voiceontheweb.biz/mobile-root/wireless-carriers/wifi-the-real-threat-to-the-mobile-carriers/#comment-1235 3 Pushes the Envelope Once Again: Offers Obligation-Free Skype Mobile Services | Voice on the Web Sat, 25 Apr 2009 20:02:24 +0000 http://voiceontheweb.biz/?p=2241#comment-1235 [...] Rogers’s advertising claims to have the most advanced 3G network in Canada in terms of capacity, coverage and overall performance. (And this is confirmed whenever I visit the U.S. and attempt to use AT&T’s 3G wireless.) [...] [...] Rogers’s advertising claims to have the most advanced 3G network in Canada in terms of capacity, coverage and overall performance. (And this is confirmed whenever I visit the U.S. and attempt to use AT&T’s 3G wireless.) [...]

]]> By: Michael Leuker http://www.voiceontheweb.biz/mobile-root/wireless-carriers/wifi-the-real-threat-to-the-mobile-carriers/#comment-441 Michael Leuker Fri, 03 Apr 2009 02:17:05 +0000 http://voiceontheweb.biz/?p=2241#comment-441 An interesting perspective for the US, but one completely tied to the mediocre 3G services available in the country. From a German and Japanese perspective I can say that WiFi is completely irrelevant in both countries when it comes to VoIP communications and 3G clearly is the way to go... no matter whether or not some providers forbid this in their TOS (they do not block actively). I get full signal strenght even in the smaller cities and reach data throughput rates of 2-3 Mbps on average. WiFi support is patchy at best in Germany and practically non-existant in Japan, it does not support proper handover and users can suffer from network congestion and bad signal quality on a hotspot just as well as over 3G. The only time that I am using my phone's WiFi feature is when I want to share 3G access with other people or when I have to connect to the company network for intranet access. An interesting perspective for the US, but one completely tied to the mediocre 3G services available in the country.

From a German and Japanese perspective I can say that WiFi is completely irrelevant in both countries when it comes to VoIP communications and 3G clearly is the way to go… no matter whether or not some providers forbid this in their TOS (they do not block actively).

I get full signal strenght even in the smaller cities and reach data throughput rates of 2-3 Mbps on average. WiFi support is patchy at best in Germany and practically non-existant in Japan, it does not support proper handover and users can suffer from network congestion and bad signal quality on a hotspot just as well as over 3G.

The only time that I am using my phone's WiFi feature is when I want to share 3G access with other people or when I have to connect to the company network for intranet access.

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