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IP: Wireless Valhalla: Hints of the Cellular Future
From: Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 05:43:34 -0400
Wireless Valhalla: Hints of the Cellular Future What Do You Call a Scandinavian All-Purpose Communication, Shopping and Entertainment Interface? A Phone By PETER H. LEWIS HELSINKI, Finland -- It is time for the "S.M.S. Dating Game" on Radio X3M. Romance is in the airwaves and Cupid carries a cell phone. Thumbs ready? In 160 characters or less, use the keypad on your mobile phone to type a description of yourself and your interests, and send it to the disc jockey's phone using the wildly popular Short Messaging Service. In minutes, if your description catches the fancy of another mobile phone user -- and the odds are good, considering that most Finns over age 15 carry a wireless phone -- the phone will chirp, warble, vibrate or beep out a riff from a popular rock song, signaling that you have a text reply waiting on your phone. <snip> http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/yr/mo/circuits/articles/13nord.html
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