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To: Up Yours Marxists

Possibly. The so called “smart watches” may see a new kind of applicability they never did before (or were never intended). Perhaps something like smart watches directly syncing with computers, after the ability to send and receive calls are added to the watch itself.

Most likely short term though, little impact will be felt in the smart phone market. The payment plans make it virtually like having a “two year contract” because the cost works out to be about the same, on a monthly basis, once the payment per month is factored in.

It really all depends on whether or not a company can make some kind of receiver of calls (like the smart watch above) much lower in cost than the current phone. People are now too addicted to all the features of a smart phone and also the ability to make and receive calls anywhere.

The age of the pay phone (the phone booth) is what’s dead.


21 posted on 01/19/2016 4:43:51 AM PST by FourtySeven (47)
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To: FourtySeven
The age of the pay phone (the phone booth) is what’s dead.

Very true.
We have a Verizon "Home Phone Connect", which is a cell-phone in a small box that has two POTS connectors instead of any screen or buttons. Just plug in a cheapie wireless base, and you have essentially the same service as your old POTS system with a wireless handset.
The best feature, though, is the price: ~$20/month for unlimited calling. I've often thought that would be a great replacement for phone booths. Set one of those up with a digital timer - 5¢/min or so. Probably wouldn't work, not because it wouldn't be feasible, but because of abuse, both physical and druggie/terrorist/etc.
27 posted on 01/19/2016 5:47:37 AM PST by Montana_Sam (Truth lives.)
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