Project Android capable of changing the prepaid mobile model forever

[ROGUE7474]

I found this article on the web having to do with Android and prepaid. Could someone, maybe Vincent explain in laymans terms what it means as to subsidized prepaid recharge credits.

Here's one paragraph:

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - 14 January 2008 – Through Project Android, Google and 30 other technology companies will offer the first complete, open, and free mobile platform aimed at accelerating innovation in mobile. It is aimed at offering consumers a richer, less expensive, and better mobile experience, and will change prepaid mobile billing and the way it operates. The prepaid mobile billing mechanism currently accounts for the charging and revenue collection of no less than 45% of all mobile phone calls around the world. In Q4 2008, citizens of the earth will be able to access $50 USD mobile handsets through this open source development which will result in a greater uptake of mobile hardware devices. The increase in mobile handsets will lead to a larger mobile and Internet audience on planet earth which in turn will allow Google to enhance its reputation and revenues as the biggest advertising and content distribution platform in the world. Google will deliver paid advertising to mobile devices globally. Google will in turn provide Android users with subsidized prepaid recharge credits.


You'll probably have to read the entire article. Here's the link:

http://hubpages.com/hub/prepaidearth

[ROGUE7474]

Thanks for reply Vincent. I didn't know if this article meant anything to anybody, so I just thought I would post it anyways. I've been surfing the web trying to find and learn as much as possible about the phone and all thats related to it and pass it on to everyone else. I have a couple of other articles and websites that I ran across also.

[aranea]

I think changing the prepaid may be related to the long term goals of google to have a device that can search for the available services and choos or give you the options to choose according to what you want to do at that time. Like you want to make an international call and you are in the middle of a bog city. There is all major carriers, 4G and wi-fi available. The device looks at the alternatives and gives you the options with the prices and then say you choose to use VOIP over wi-fi and the call is made. I read an article about it way back. I think it was on phandroid.