yeah, and no ones 55 years young either.

HEh... so those iPhone4 commericals that say it's the thinnest smartphone in the world are wrong... :)

Is this phone even out yet? How can the commercials be wrong in the present when compared to a phone in the future?

Agreed. I can see LTE networks (peak 100Mbps, 10ms ping) eventually replacing cable/DSL at home, but not with $10/GB prices. My average home use is about 50GB/month, and there's no way I'm paying $500/month for internet access.

Wireless networks are not designed to replace a home internet connection when you're pushing 50gb+. It still takes a LOT more power to move data wirelessly than it does through a wired connection. What we need is a lot more competition in the wired internet market, and the ability to purchase channels À la carte instead of bundles (for those that can't ditch TV services entirely).

All valid points, OTOH the cost of something like this above the cost of the most basic featurephone is less than $1000 on a 2-year contract. No idea what the costs of the carriers actually are, but they charge plenty to have any phone.

I have no idea where you pull the $4000 figure from, but I'm guessing I shouldn't say it.

Think about it this way $100/month x 24 = $2,400; however, the starting network fees are typically $70 (let's even assume for the moment that isn't enough to satisfy your talk time needs) if we consider the fact that the data plans usually add $25-$40 onto your cellphone bill we are talking about the cost of owning a smartphone being (you have to subtract the cellphone portion of you bill...talk+text, because it's equal in both cases and irrelevant for a cost-savings decision):

$199 + 25*24= $800
or
$199 + 40*= $1,400

Also, your powerful computers don't give you access to free internet (ok, not free, but it's part of this cost that you are balking at) and that internet is also MOBILE. Sprint operates a pretty fast and unlimited 4G data service so you could even deduct $ from your home broadband bill for those who are willing to "cut the cord".

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