Comments on: VMWare: Ready For Primetime http://troy.fisher-fam.org/wpblog/2007/04/25/vmware-ready-for-primetime Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:46:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: Troy http://troy.fisher-fam.org/wpblog/2007/04/25/vmware-ready-for-primetime#comment-7344 Troy Tue, 01 May 2007 15:27:05 +0000 http://troy.fisher-fam.org/wpblog/2007/04/25/vmware-ready-for-primetime#comment-7344 Actually with a little bit of hacking, I can install skype on my existing phone. Of course you still need to find an access point. I have only travelled internationally enough in the last couple years for it to be a minor annoyance. I would love to be able to use mobile internet which has been immensely useful when travelling in the US and make an occasional phone call. It's one of those things where I really would love to have it available for a reasonable cost, but I don't want it bad enough to go out of my way for it. It was doubly-frustrating in Germany and England - T-Mobile has a strong presence in England and of course they are headquartered in Germany. It's roaming even though I'm on the T-Mobile network? OK, maybe there are international tariffs involved. That's fine. Would someone care to explain why my Total Internet package that includes "unlimited T-Mobile Hot Spot access" also carries a "roaming fee" to use Hot Spots overseas? There is certainly no international tariff involved in making a WiFi connection that uses the Hot Spot's local ISP. It boggles my mind that we're applying steam-era logic to 21st century technology. Actually with a little bit of hacking, I can install skype on my existing phone. Of course you still need to find an access point.

I have only travelled internationally enough in the last couple years for it to be a minor annoyance. I would love to be able to use mobile internet which has been immensely useful when travelling in the US and make an occasional phone call. It’s one of those things where I really would love to have it available for a reasonable cost, but I don’t want it bad enough to go out of my way for it.

It was doubly-frustrating in Germany and England - T-Mobile has a strong presence in England and of course they are headquartered in Germany. It’s roaming even though I’m on the T-Mobile network?

OK, maybe there are international tariffs involved. That’s fine. Would someone care to explain why my Total Internet package that includes “unlimited T-Mobile Hot Spot access” also carries a “roaming fee” to use Hot Spots overseas? There is certainly no international tariff involved in making a WiFi connection that uses the Hot Spot’s local ISP.

It boggles my mind that we’re applying steam-era logic to 21st century technology.

]]> By: Gregg http://troy.fisher-fam.org/wpblog/2007/04/25/vmware-ready-for-primetime#comment-5870 Gregg Thu, 26 Apr 2007 18:46:35 +0000 http://troy.fisher-fam.org/wpblog/2007/04/25/vmware-ready-for-primetime#comment-5870 Per your comment on your last email, have you considered a Skype handheld phone? http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-Wi-Fi-Boingo-Manager-F1PP000GN-SK/dp/B000GTSEHQ/ref=pd_bxgy_e_text_b/102-7197439-4232921?%5Fencoding=UTF8&qid=1161110825&sr=8-1 Per your comment on your last email, have you considered a Skype handheld phone?

http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-Wi-Fi-Boingo-Manager-F1PP000GN-SK/dp/B000GTSEHQ/ref=pd_bxgy_e_text_b/102-7197439-4232921?%5Fencoding=UTF8&qid=1161110825&sr=8-1

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