T-Mobile is pre-promoting the HP IPAQ h6315, arguably the mother of all bundled devices. It packs Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and GPRS into one handheld device. There are countless articles out already about this device (pictured below), but what I'm most intrigued about is not the bundling of features but the bundling of services.

T-Mobile will naturally offer a bundled service that combines voice, Internet (GPRS and Wi-Fi) and email. The device will cost $500 but T-Mobile hasn't announced a service price yet. Some say the price will be similar to the rate that Verizon Wireless charges for its EV-DO service: $80/month. This would certainly be the safe way for T-Mobile to proceed; after all, there are thousands of early adopters out there chomping at the bit to try this thing (I'm chomping but I'm also cheap, so I'll be a holdout).

A bolder pricing move would be $60/month or less. This would amount to a savings for subscribers who currently pay for cellular at roughly $50/month plus another $20/month for Wi-Fi. A $60/month or less fee would further drive down the perceived cost of Wi-Fi. At $60/month, Wi-Fi would appear to cost around $10/month, making it the best deal going, not only in the US, but globally.

Bundling is now the rage among carriers of all stripes -- from cable to cellular. As more devices ship bundled with Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi will become increasingly bundled with services, and at lower and lower monthly rates.