My point has nothing to do with Apple acquiring a carrier. Simply that the so called dumb pipes carry the life's blood of our devices, our calls, emails, SMS/MMS, internet, etc....and they're job like any other business is to maximize profits.
Sure, but that's not the point of contention, is it? I don't see anyone arguing that "dumb pipes" shouldn't exist at all, just that they should in fact be dumb-- that is, a neutral conduit for moving information.
Just as no one would much like it if your circulatory system decided to set up shop as a rival to the brain or nervous system.
And WhatsApp only works on the iPhone. Won't work on the iPad nor the iPod touch. Otherwise, it is nice app as long as you get your messages on time not hours or days later.
I use Whatsapp on my BB to send IMs to my wife (she has an iPhone 4). I like the fact got some of the same features like BB Messenger. I do agree sometimes the connection to the Whatsapp servers will go offline, meaning messages wont be delivered for minutes / hours.
I also use iMessenger (guess this will be turfed from the App Store once IOS 5 comes out) on my iPod Touch to talk to my friends with iDevices. Similar to Apple's future version.
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My point has nothing to do with Apple acquiring a carrier. Simply that the so called dumb pipes carry the life's blood of our devices, our calls, emails, SMS/MMS, internet, etc....and they're job like any other business is to maximize profits.
Sure, but that's not the point of contention, is it? I don't see anyone arguing that "dumb pipes" shouldn't exist at all, just that they should in fact be dumb-- that is, a neutral conduit for moving information.
Just as no one would much like it if your circulatory system decided to set up shop as a rival to the brain or nervous system.
And WhatsApp only works on the iPhone. Won't work on the iPad nor the iPod touch. Otherwise, it is nice app as long as you get your messages on time not hours or days later.
I use Whatsapp on my BB to send IMs to my wife (she has an iPhone 4). I like the fact got some of the same features like BB Messenger. I do agree sometimes the connection to the Whatsapp servers will go offline, meaning messages wont be delivered for minutes / hours.
I also use iMessenger (guess this will be turfed from the App Store once IOS 5 comes out) on my iPod Touch to talk to my friends with iDevices. Similar to Apple's future version.
Does iMessage have a feature "like iChat" to send messages to surrounding devices through "Bonjour" ?!
You can send messages to surrounding iOS devices. You don't need Bonjour for that.
iOS device to an iOS device? .. Like if I was in a cafe and I could send a message to any person around there with an iOS device??
How is that possible? Does it require iMessage and iOS 5?
iOS device to an iOS device? .. Like if I was in a cafe and I could send a message to any person around there with an iOS device??
How is that possible? Does it require iMessage and iOS 5?