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I dare them to try to release this thing in Canada!

no F-in way.

All the providers here act like Data is a depleting non-renewable resource!

How the fack does a Text message get more expensive? are we using gold plated ASCII CHARS? LOL, that "LOL" would cost $0.05 to send on a Canadian network.]]>Dec 10th 2009 1:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/peek-teams-up-with-fon-to-liberate-europe-from-roaming-charge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/peek-teams-up-with-fon-to-liberate-europe-from-roaming-charge/That lol would cost $0.20 in Switzerland...]]>Dec 10th 2009 3:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/peek-teams-up-with-fon-to-liberate-europe-from-roaming-charge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/peek-teams-up-with-fon-to-liberate-europe-from-roaming-charge/Dec 12th 2009 2:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/peek-teams-up-with-fon-to-liberate-europe-from-roaming-charge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/peek-teams-up-with-fon-to-liberate-europe-from-roaming-charge/Dec 10th 2009 1:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/peek-teams-up-with-fon-to-liberate-europe-from-roaming-charge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/peek-teams-up-with-fon-to-liberate-europe-from-roaming-charge/Dec 10th 2009 1:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/peek-teams-up-with-fon-to-liberate-europe-from-roaming-charge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/peek-teams-up-with-fon-to-liberate-europe-from-roaming-charge/Dec 10th 2009 3:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/peek-teams-up-with-fon-to-liberate-europe-from-roaming-charge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/peek-teams-up-with-fon-to-liberate-europe-from-roaming-charge/peek done won da war...]]>Dec 13th 2009 6:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/peek-teams-up-with-fon-to-liberate-europe-from-roaming-charge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/peek-teams-up-with-fon-to-liberate-europe-from-roaming-charge/
Yeah can you just imagine someone buying a device like a Blackberry just for e-Mail? Gosh, it could never happen.]]>Dec 10th 2009 1:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/peek-teams-up-with-fon-to-liberate-europe-from-roaming-charge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/peek-teams-up-with-fon-to-liberate-europe-from-roaming-charge/
I have seen sales with a Moto startac, a pager & a blackberry strapped to his 42inch waist.]]>Dec 10th 2009 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/peek-teams-up-with-fon-to-liberate-europe-from-roaming-charge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/peek-teams-up-with-fon-to-liberate-europe-from-roaming-charge/Dec 10th 2009 1:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/peek-teams-up-with-fon-to-liberate-europe-from-roaming-charge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/peek-teams-up-with-fon-to-liberate-europe-from-roaming-charge/
It reminds me of some of the awesomely bad European English slogans written by and for people who don't speak english. Like the backpack company whose cardboard standup announced "FREE PISS" in Italy and the guy wearing the "Relax and Fun" T-Shirt in Switzerland. ]]>Dec 10th 2009 1:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/peek-teams-up-with-fon-to-liberate-europe-from-roaming-charge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/peek-teams-up-with-fon-to-liberate-europe-from-roaming-charge/In Danish a telephone is called a "telefon" a FON.. a FON..
]]>Dec 10th 2009 2:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/peek-teams-up-with-fon-to-liberate-europe-from-roaming-charge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/peek-teams-up-with-fon-to-liberate-europe-from-roaming-charge/Michael (France)]]>Dec 10th 2009 1:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/peek-teams-up-with-fon-to-liberate-europe-from-roaming-charge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/peek-teams-up-with-fon-to-liberate-europe-from-roaming-charge/Dec 10th 2009 1:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/peek-teams-up-with-fon-to-liberate-europe-from-roaming-charge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/peek-teams-up-with-fon-to-liberate-europe-from-roaming-charge/Dec 10th 2009 1:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/peek-teams-up-with-fon-to-liberate-europe-from-roaming-charge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/peek-teams-up-with-fon-to-liberate-europe-from-roaming-charge/Dec 10th 2009 2:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/peek-teams-up-with-fon-to-liberate-europe-from-roaming-charge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/peek-teams-up-with-fon-to-liberate-europe-from-roaming-charge/Dec 10th 2009 3:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/peek-teams-up-with-fon-to-liberate-europe-from-roaming-charge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/peek-teams-up-with-fon-to-liberate-europe-from-roaming-charge/Dec 10th 2009 3:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/peek-teams-up-with-fon-to-liberate-europe-from-roaming-charge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/peek-teams-up-with-fon-to-liberate-europe-from-roaming-charge/Dec 10th 2009 5:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/peek-teams-up-with-fon-to-liberate-europe-from-roaming-charge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/peek-teams-up-with-fon-to-liberate-europe-from-roaming-charge/]]>Dec 10th 2009 6:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/peek-teams-up-with-fon-to-liberate-europe-from-roaming-charge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/peek-teams-up-with-fon-to-liberate-europe-from-roaming-charge/Dear Mr. Varsavsky, please reconsider your plans.]]>Dec 10th 2009 9:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/peek-teams-up-with-fon-to-liberate-europe-from-roaming-charge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/peek-teams-up-with-fon-to-liberate-europe-from-roaming-charge/
in europe smartphone contracts cost the same as any other contracts so i can't see the Peek being successful here.


I might be mistaken, but doesn't using FON require finding a FON WiFi hotspot? With a smartphone you could just find some regular WiFi hotspot and send free emails from there.]]>Dec 11th 2009 5:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/peek-teams-up-with-fon-to-liberate-europe-from-roaming-charge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/peek-teams-up-with-fon-to-liberate-europe-from-roaming-charge/Dec 11th 2009 1:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/peek-teams-up-with-fon-to-liberate-europe-from-roaming-charge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/peek-teams-up-with-fon-to-liberate-europe-from-roaming-charge/
i thought one solution might be to rent a local smartphone with unlimited data, free calls, and GPS. imagine not having to plan or buy travel guides for your trip to a city, and just getting an iphone with premium location aware travel apps with free internet service. it's pretty affordable and i think any modern tourist would like it.

there's one company that does it for london

www.aziphone.com

i would like to see more and better solutions. maybe for people with smartphone, they'd still like it because they might have a locked phone or not want to pay £80 for travel apps they'll use once...]]>Dec 24th 2009 5:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/peek-teams-up-with-fon-to-liberate-europe-from-roaming-charge/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/peek-teams-up-with-fon-to-liberate-europe-from-roaming-charge/
can't find anything about spotnik

except here

http://about.telus.com/ventures/en/portfolio.html
but dont' think it's the right one]]>Dec 24th 2009 6:34AM