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I finally understood what I was carrying around with me today. I’m not carrying a mobile phone (tr: cellphone). I’m carrying a portable, battery-powered modem that doesn’t require a wire. It also has some primitive, if occasionally useful, functions such as the ability to make synchronous voice calls and send short notifications through SMS. Both have major downsides, especially when used in a public location. When I got ADSL, I thought I’d never have to use a modem ever again. I now use dial-up every day. I just use it while whizzing in to London at 70mph. GPRS really is the saving grace for mobile phones in a way that WAP never was. Now, if only the mobile companies could get their pricing straight and set it at an affordable level. I’m about fine with £1 a day, but others should really get the benefit too.
