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<div>I have a few words to tell about P2P services; what i'll say comes from my experience in my country, but i'd bet it's the same almost everywhere.</div>
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<div>It is a fact that cellphones cannot (or shoudl'nt) communicate directly (if they can, this is a security issue); real P2P applications are excluded then, but we can still run a p2p software on a dedicated server (at home, on a wrt router / NSLU2 / regular computer), with mobile devices as "thin clients".
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<div>In fact, i'm more thinking of F2F (Friend to friend) services (such as Waste...): GPS location showing, group/single instant messaging, shared storage, poll caller (to friends), grouping, carsharing, toolsharing (find a tool to borrow in your area, say a soldering iron :p), helpsearching (find somebody in your area that could help you), speedy object selling, etc...
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<div>There shoud be a global decentralized network for all application users; the software should run on most platforms, and NAT port mapping would certainly be required. </div>
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<div>Without an external rendez-vous point, i don't think it's feasible (unless we wait for IMS).</div>
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<div>The contact list should be able to synchronize with the p2p app one's, so that you can use this p2p app on your desktop as well, with extra features: voip & visiophony.</div>
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<div>It's just a bunch of ideas, but i'd like to hear your opinions.</div>
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<div>And i'm wondering if such a service doesn't violate the mobile carriers terms of service...</div>
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<div>Florent</div>