Comments on: Mobiles on the moon? NASA, Brits dial up a plan

Even in the cosmos there will be no escaping the ringtone as NASA and the British National Space Centre prep a mobile network for the moon.

[Travis742]

Lunar country code?

Wonder if they'll need to add a Lunar Country Code or "spacial object code" for calling the moon colonists... and whether ATT/Verizon will have 'extraplanetary' rates in addition to their international calling rates. Business opportunity...?

"... and just dial 0008 plus the country code to reach earth from the moon, or 0007 plus the colony code to reach the moon from earth."

[Adante256]

Too Early

2k and 3k bandwidth... communications standards and technologies will change many times before a lunar base project would be launched in 2020. I feel that with exception to intentionally wasting money, the MoonLite project has no current, valid use.

[rnieves1977]

i kinda have to agree

Communications technology will evolve tremendously in the next 12 years... seems like we're jumping the gun with this one.

[brass2themax]

Yep

By the time they're done with it, new and better technology will be available for less cost. They are essentially wasting their time and money.