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- merm, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6I'd much rather have the next battleground be over getting some fiber to my doorstep.
- kenbalogh, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Already using Google mobile search on my Treo, works great since mobile compatible web sites are few and not user friendly
- joenp, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Mobile compatible sites are indeed few and far between. But that doesn't matter now that we have Opera Mini; it simply isn't a problem anymore. Sure, not every single site out there works with Mini, but most do. And if you ask me "most" is a helluva lot better than "none".
So, go get Opera Mini and be a happy camper:
http://mini.opera.com/ - EBFoxbat, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3I'd kill for a real browser on my cell phone. I use Google's mobile search. I use Opera mini (which uses a server-side program to rewrite pages) for some sites like digg. I have a collection of WAP and simple HTML pages that I use.
I just want a real browser. I want to be able to download plugins and stuff. I don't care if there is tons ov horizontal scrolling or if it's just scaled down. I get ~250 kbps with my all-you-can-eat-for-$25-per-month sprint EVDO, so the bandwidth is there for a full browser. - ipearx, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Funny, WAP wasn't mentioned in the article at all...
- moylan, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2i've had the internet on my phone for 2-3 years now. its way too expensive and the screen size even if i bluetooth with my palm for a bigger screen is far too small. its useful in a pinch when you need to look things up and i loved over christmas been able to check my gmail once a day.
other than that nah. you would have to convice every web designer to expect people looking at their page at res less than 800 * 600 (i am thinking of replacing my palm zire 72 with a nokia 770 tablet for the screen width) and ditch the flash. - Harlequn, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I mostly read Digg on my blackberry. When I sit down at my computer I am working. So only chance to read digg is when I am away from computer. Love my Blackberry!
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2people who don't want to take calls at 4am, that's who.
- Jeebugorn, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2i've been using internet over my cellphone for over a year now. not WAP either. i have a windows smartphone from AT&T/Cingular and use internet explorer. i can go to any web page (just dont have flash for it, so those won't work).
- lane.montgomery, on 10/12/2007, -1/+346645 !
- TheGentleman, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Samus: do you also unplug your 'normal' phone at night then?
- Player0ne, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Why cell phones? I want 20 Mbps on my land line at least first before i worry about cell phones.
- metalaaron, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Another part of the next tech battle is an employer's response to employees browsing the internet on the job. Many employers have released acceptable use policies. Memos remind employees from time to time that internet usage is monitored. Some are able to get away with it through proxies, but now employees are browsing more and more w/o even using the company's equipment.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1nah, because i don't keep it at my bedside.
- EBFoxbat, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1"The push by the world's biggest Internet search firms to dominate what customers see when they turn on their cellphones" ...wow, must have missed that. What push?
- heresy_fnord, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1My problem with Cell phones is the speed / reliability and the tiny screens.
Although those of you with Treo and Blackberry's don't really have that issue I'd say the majority of cellphone screens are too small.
Speaking of treos, if I could afford the service fees for the internet stuff, that'd be my choice. Oh well, we'll see what comes in the next couple of years. - bramkok, on 07/02/2009, -0/+1I have a MDA Vario ( http://www.coolsmartphone.com/article479.html ) and I have an 'all you can eat' (GRPS) internet connection from T-Mobile which is great for instant messaging, email and news.
"The Google search feature on the welcome screen is only available to customers of T-Mobile's "web'n'walk" service which is being rolled out across several European countries."
Like I said, I have the web'n'walk service and i do see the google search as the first thing I see when i get on the net but that doesn't really effect my choice of search service because the phone asks "Are you sure you want to go on-line" and if I tap 'no' then i get an about:blank page. So it isn't like I'm forced to use any google service whatsoever.
What I do notice is that if you have an Apple computer and the MDA Vario you are kind of doomed, because windows mobile is only friends with windows PCs and Microsoft products. (I think.. never tested it..) The fact that windows mobile is used on devices like mine is a very big advantage for pushing Microsoft their services like 'Live' in the future.
I hate to say it but I'm really glad that the Dutch (or European in general) phone market is very different from what I've heard from the American phone market where you can't really get all the new mobile phones. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2forget search engines....
i'm thinking linux has the opportunity to dominate any emerging market... let's see phone manafacturers incorporate linux into their phones :) - Dolemack, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Only if my cellphone has 17" screen!
- dan90251, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Here in the London, UK we're seeing a HUGE ad campaign from Microsoft around Windows Mobile and how you can now take Office with you.. (shame they don't bundle office with normal windows isn't it). I already have 1 mate who's after a windows phone.. but tsk No 3G on the handset. Here's hoping that Symbian and Linux are up for heavy competition cause Microsoft already looks to have lots of OEMs geared up. I think the price of 3G is what's holding us back. Severall providers here are walled gardens severly limiting what you can do on these devices.
- edward301, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Mobile phone screens will always be too small to contain both content and adverts at the same time and other forms of monetisation are limited. Even adsense style adverts which in my opinion has made free content financially viable will be far from perfect e.g. Do you see your self clicking on an advert for a product and getting your credit card out and buying it while on the train. Paid content through micropayment systems are what imho will succeed.
- cathode, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Opera mini flat-out blows. It's a great idea... but just not there yet.
- Chompy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1You know there's a silent function.
- MyDocuments, on 10/12/2007, -0/+146645 has saved me a couple times while out and about looking for phone numbers, addresses, and restaurants. i just don't see the value in paying for one of these wireless data plans to do the aforementioned and/or check my email.
i don't know if i'd really want too much of the internet on my phone anyway if it means being bombarded with spam or some new breed popups. there is nothing more annoying than text message spam. - kc7gr, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1
More "features" I don't want, need, or care to pay extra for.
My T730's doing pretty well, but I don't expect it to last forever. I have to wonder if, in the next few years, I'll still be able to get a phone that just does a great job of being a SIMPLE PHONE!
Features that I really DO want (and don't see enough of, in many cases) include:
--Size: Give me something big enough that it won't disappear into my hand, and that I can dial one-handed if I need to. The keypad size has always been a pet gripe with me. Everything I've seen so far has such tiny keys that Tinkerbell would have problems with it!
--Durability: Give me a ruggedized, anti-slip casing, something that can stand up to being used in the rain as well as fair weather. I don't need submersible, but 'decently rugged' would be a most welcome change from the cheap-toy grade housings I see everything stuffed into.
--Voice dialing: Great safety feature while operating mobile (yes, I use a full-blown hard-installed handsfree kit). Press one button, speak the name, wham! You're connected.
--Readable screen: I don't need sixty-four-bazillion colors, dancing graphics, or animated fonts. I need a screen that I can read CLEARLY, at a single glance, under ALL lighting conditions.
I would happily pay a bit extra for a phone that was as simple as that. Sadly, phone manufacturers seem to think the silly things should be more a fashion statement than a useful tool.
Keep the peace(es). - Paul, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Bout TIME! i've been trying for 4 years now...
- danaucpe, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0MS has search tools that will render the results automatically for any page in a mobile version. In the results they will have a link to both the full version as well as a dynamically rendered mobile version. Its far from perfect, but its way better than trying to make sense of the full rendered version. Click the link to see results from mobile live.com beta. Click the 'mobile' links to see the dynamically rendered pages.
http://mobile.msn.com/Search/Results.aspx?__redir=1&q=digg&si=0&d=web - Skyhoper, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I’m sure we’ll see great advances in Internet cell phone technology and services offered in the coming months from currently unheard of start-up companies.
- hashkaran, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1what year is this 1997?
- TheGentleman, on 10/12/2007, -3/+2Errr... who turns his/her cellphone off in the first place?
- xxenn0, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0No it will not be.
- jer2eydevil88, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1Coming Soon : Metered use of cell phone internet access at $1 search!!
- winkylinks, on 10/12/2007, -4/+0No. Wrong. Cellphone use on the internet is next. In fact, I *almost* can do it now. Ever hear of cell-based internet service? Then get skype or something else VoIP. Flat rate for internet access. Free calling anywhere in the world. With video.
Cell phones as we know it are dead.
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