Comments on: Report: Beware of hype surrounding dual-mode phones

There are other ways to tie together wireless, wireline networks besides Wi-Fi/cellular handsets, research firm says.

[LarryLo]

VoIP for wireless is coming BABY!

The Wireless carriers will be pulled kicking and screaming into the VoIP world whether they like it or not.

Phones are getting "smarter" and are capable of running a wider variety of applications (even if Verizon and T-mobile don't want you to).

People demand it... Most new handsets in Europe are dual mode (Wifi and GSM and even 3G).

so the application is there, the bandwidth is there and the desire is there...what's stopping us...oh yeah.. outdated business models of the carriers. Ahhh the sweet sound of crashing voice minutes prices.

[cbazza]

Wifi is great for cheap wireless data

To me it is the complete opposite. Dual mode devices like the Nokia E61 are absolutely fantastic for wireless data because you get much faster data transfer and a lot cheaper too, so this wifi-cellular convergency has some real merit to it aside from the voice side of things and I think Ovum is shooting way of the mark here.

Carlos.

[Trane Francks]

Odd headline

Exactly what is there to "beware" about? It really doesn't matter whether people see a point in the product due to market circumstances, there's nothing risky about buying dual-mode phones, so I fail to see the reasoning for the headline.

Unless, of course, one suspects "pointless sensationalism" as probable cause. :-P