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Posted by Phil Payne on 10/06/07 23:01
> It is a 'novelty experience'. I can see its use for train
> time-tables and a few things I guess.
Current implementations use either SMS or WAP. One example:
http://www.travelsouthyorkshire.com/your_travel/buses/YourNextBus+On+Your+Mobile+Phone.htm
Here on my bus routes that's real time information - the buses carry
GPS transponders. If a bunch of kids walk up to a bus stop, one at
least will send in a text enquiry. This was a year ago:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5358784.stm
> But I doubt that most sites are the sort that people would be
> bothered with on the train or while waiting for the bus.
No, because they're not designed for it. When JANET was connected to
ARPANET byy that 4800-baud transatlantic link no-one predicted
MySpace, YouTube or eBay. Don't judge the future either by what or
how current sites offer or by the capabilities of handsets either to
display or transfer.
Modern people (kids especially) don't want to put their lives on hold
just because there isn't a power socket nearby. There are
sociological implications - they don't need to be at home to make (or
especially receive) phone calls - soon they won't need to go home for
information either.
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