I think it's more an example of engineering ingenuity, rather than practical application.
Hopefully this move will help push telephone companies to develop and upgrade their archaic systems, the same way video games did for consoles.
I don't like this increasing dependance about being online.
I don't really care either way. Been online for 12 years or so, it's not like the Internet is suddenly going to go away. I mean sure it sucks for countries with shitty Internet connections (like New Zealand, the UK and the US) but for the rest of us its not such a big deal.Hopefully this move will help push telephone companies to develop and upgrade their archaic systems, the same way video games did for consoles.