On-communicado
It’s amazing today the speed at which data travels around the world and yet it seems so common place. The part I can’t figure out is why we’re still paying such outrageous prices for some data transfer; specifically I don’t understand the phone industry.
Since the invention of the telephone by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876 people have been communicating instantly over great distances. Martin Cooper invented the first mobile phone in 1973 cutting the lines that tied people to one location. Today almost anyone can be reached almost anywhere. But this convenience comes at a price, at first it made sense, the mobile phone industry was providing a luxury service that was expensive to maintain. With over 4.6 billion cellular subscriptions world wide as of last year its become a necessity of life; again, a good reason for cellular companies to gouge the consumer.
Fortunately the internet has been fighting back. Read more…