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The wireless carrier business model is based on expensive cellular data. If Wifi reaches near ubiquity why won't we all just switch to cheaper Wifi options? BTW 62% of all video on smartphones is done on Wifi today.

I'm not sure about cheaper, as opposed to reasoning of use. WiFi is incredibly ubiquitous in Europe, I would say in part because of the proximity of so many different countries. Imagine if your phone got exponentially more expensive to use between Georgia and Alabama (or if it just stopped working all together). I don't know how well this will play in the US beyond a physical space like the Stadium that's mentioned.

Comcast considering a wifi powered mobile service that would work using a combination of Comcast's million+ wifi hotspots and leased cellular capacity from other operators.

I'm flagging this as it shows that it's currently possible to auto hand-off cellular service to Wifi. What happens when Wifi is faster and more pervasive since most revenue is cellular-data based?

If you haven't noticed I think this Wifi phone thing is big. Why? The remaining 30% of people with dumb phones (late majority & laggards) will want low prices and will have low data needs. This is one way the the carriers could lower their plans (just like Sprint and T-mobile are already doing).

I think the bigger point is the WIfi "mesh" networks could replace a lot of what is now done (with all it's limits) through cellular networks.

share wifi with karma

some LA coffee shops are taking WiFi "off the menu" to preserve a friendly vibe and get people out of their shops that stick around all day with only one cup of joe interesting that this is happening as starbucks has started offering free WiFi. I think they will keep it going but this offers more niche coffee shops an opportunity to compete in different ways

FCC ruling was made today that may bring about "super wifi"- longer range, more coverage inside buildings, and faster speed

wifi lightbulbs in effort to save energy

Google phone. Create enough Wifi islands and Google can rent the cellular network to bridge the gaps.

Connect your phone to the Happiness Refill Coke Machine to access free WIFI and Coke.FM. Integrating mobile, POS and brand experience.

Changeable lenses, Android, wifi. Integration with Instagram + Facebook.

Plex + DropBox = cloudSync. Does this not already work like this? I feel like I already stream from Plex on the road. I guess not literally in my car, on the road, but I can over wifi when not at home. Hmm?