torrent

Dana Blankenholm has posted a bit over on ZDNet proposing that Mobile Torrents are the next big thing. She points to torrent software for Windows Mobile and Symbian, mobile torrent listing on TorrentReactor, and MoveDigital's offering of metered torrents. And she posits that, sure as hell, there will be at least one torrent client for Android.

The reason this peaks my interest because I made the decision today to go for a 500mb data plan for CDN$80 per month (compared to the rest of civilization, $80 for a mobile data plan capped at 500mb is ridiculously expensive, but as a Canadian I was pleasantly surprised it wouldn't be more money for less data.) With only 500mb a month, there's no friggin' way I'm gonna start rocking a torrent client on my handset - I'd be into my $3-per-additional-mb zone right quick.

That's not to say the ZDnet prophesy won't come to pass, but it's furustrating to be in a mobile market in which cost is a barrier to entry for new technology trends.