Wanted: SMS over WiFi
Wireless Carriers (or MNOs - Mobile Network Operators) make it to the top of the hall of fame when it comes to ignoring the existence of the Internet. They see their world span as far as their network coverage does. Or where they have roaming partners. Like German tourists going in hordes where their travel agencies reach. Not a mile further. But, believe it or not, there is a world in places, where there is no 2G or 3G or 4G signal. This is the world I live in. And this is the world I have been visiting over the last three weeks in South America - the Andes and the Amazon jungle. My Peruvian wireless experience started at the Lima airport, where I realized Orange, my MNO, did not have data roaming agreement with any of the Peruvian networks. Can you imagine? GSM is all about compatibility and roaming. We are twenty years since the system was conceived. And all I get is voice roaming. How pathetic... Who uses voice these days? It certainly is not my favorite mobile VAS. By the way, ov...