Posted by SpaceGirl on 10/08/07 21:24

Jerry Stuckle wrote:
> Ben C wrote:
>> On 2007-10-06, Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> wrote:
>>> Ben C wrote:
>> [...]
>>>> As more people start to browse the web on phones (for which it has to
>>>> become a bit cheaper, but it will) designers will start testing their
>>>> sites more on phone browsers and it will all start to work better.
>>>>
>>>> There is also the argument that in Europe people like to talk to their
>>>> friends on their phones, not play games, watch cartoons, or browse the
>>>> web. But this argument now falls down as people have started using the
>>>> web mainly to talk to their (so-called) friends anyway.
>>> Sure, the same is true over here.
>>
>> Wherever over there is... It's in Japan that some of that gimmicky stuff
>> on phones actually caught on.
>>
>
> The U.S.
>
>>> But web access from a cell phone is slow. But instant messaging is
>>> not using the web. And it has nothing to do with the internet.
>>
>> I was thinking of things like FaceBook, not instant messaging. Part of
>> what "Web 2.0" consists of is porting good old internet things, like
>> email, instant messaging and discussion groups, to the web.
>
> Which haven't caught on at all. No one I know accesses facebook, etc.
> from a cell phone. Neither do they do any of the rest.
>
> Those who need that access have blackberrys and wireless pda's. Some
> even have wireless cards for their laptops. But no one I know is
> accessing the web from their cell phones - at least not with any
> regularity.
>

-yet-. Now that large screen format phones, such as the iPhone are
around, with unlimited data contracts by default + free wifi, we're
going to see an explosion in mobile browsing I think. Everyone is
rushing to copy the iPhone feature for feature. There are 5 or 6 similar
"web" phones out this Christmas, and most networks (in Europe anyway)
are bundling unrestricted web access & unlimited data contracts with
these phones. This is a HUGE market change. Until now, very few networks
offered uncapped data rates unless you were on a business contract.


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