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To: John Biddle who wrote (103)	7/30/1999 9:48:00 AM
From: Mark Oliver	Read Replies (2) of 332

Here's a weird notion, using your cell phone to pay machines. I guess, it's not even machine dependent. Recently saw an add here in Australia where you could order something from the TV and charge it to you telephone bill. What if this becomes a standard? The Telco becomes a sort of bank for small transactions, using the cell phone as a smart card sort of magic debit wand? Firm aims "e-payments" for soda machines, meters By Jim Davis Staff Writer, CNET News.com July 28, 1999, 11:40 a.m. PT A start-up from Israel called TeleVend is offering technology that could let consumers call their nearest vending machine to get a soda. continued.... technews.netscape.com I think you have a good reason to carry a laptop based on your arguments, but can you carry a laptop and not have a mobile phone? If you need the phone, you still have 2 devices, and certainly there will be times when you just don't want to bulk and bother of the laptop. Then, you'll settle for a little less function for convenience. Add in all the things that are totally not serious work related like getting a phone listing from a on line yellow pages and you'll see reason to have a good phone no matter what other devices you keep. Regards, Mark

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