Rumor has it that the Google Phone, coming in 2010, may be data-only, relying entirely on VoIP for voice calling.
"Users could still make calls just like a normal phone, of course," writes TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington. "The calls would just be over the data service instead… Are AT&T and the other carriers interested? Our source says AT&T is already bidding for the business, and may be willing to sell data to Google, with certain conditions, for $20/month. The carriers won’t love this, at all. But they’d be dumb to let their competitors take the business instead."
"All data, all the time is where we’re heading anyway… I’m just hoping that some company steps in, does it well, and brings cost-effective innovation to my door," writes MacNewsWorld’s Chris Maxcer. "Oh, and tethering. Google, don’t forget tethering!"
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