802.11b to cell tower?

[leesnyder]

I have a iPAQ 5455 with WM 2003 and all updates.

I have heard kicked arround that someday i will be able to use my 802.11b connectivity in the same way i currently use my cell phone. I am talking about a 802.11b connection directly to the cell phone towers. Is this a reality now, someday or total BS?

[Jason Dunn]

You probably heard about VOIP, which is converting voice to data and transmitting it through the Internet. It has nothing to do with cell phone towers.

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I work for Cox Communications in San Diego, and we are looking at an option that looks something like this. We cut a special type of Wireless router / cable modem device into the existing cable plant, and use existing frequencies to move the data to and from the internet. the range is about 5 miles, and works well. We were beta testing the technology, but nothing firm is in place. Here in SD, we have more hot spots than you can shake a stick at. it seems like we have a starbucks coffee house every 100 feet or so, creating their own waps.

The future's so bright I gotta wear shades.......