With all the problems we've been having with our internet lately, and the subsequent loss of Vonage service caused by these outages, I've been thinking a lot about canceling Vonage and going strictly with cell phones. This would be saving us about $30 a month, and we'd be reachable anywhere, but it's really nice to have a land line at home we can rely on. With all the hype surrounding the iPhone, it's really made me think more about cell phone tech and the direction this market is heading. I think that this industry, more than any other, is fueled so much by competition and consumer choices. With the iPhone's breakthroughs in features and ease of use, it should be very interesting to see what the competition comes out with in the next few years. I've been reading about a new line of phones with integrated wifi, that when you enter an area with an open wireless internet connection, the phone will automatically switch from using the cell technology to a VOIP system, similar to Vonage. This is great, because if you're at home using the phone, you don't use any of your minutes from your plan, essentially giving you unlimited minutes. I saw a commercial today for T-Mobile advertising one of these phones, and when my contract is up with US Cellular, I'll surely be researching this technology.
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