Comments on: Yes, the Mobile Web really DOES Suck http://www.drumsnwhistles.com/2007/09/27/yes-the-mobile-web-really-does-suck/ ...politics, pictures, pugs and all that jazz Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:24:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Free Up the Mobile Phone Networks http://www.drumsnwhistles.com/2007/09/27/yes-the-mobile-web-really-does-suck/comment-page-1/#comment-39926 Free Up the Mobile Phone Networks Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:41:17 +0000 http://www.drumsnwhistles.com/2007/09/27/yes-the-mobile-web-really-does-suck/#comment-39926 [...] on the texting aspect, all other aspects (Speaking up about it, Quality of Service, Contracts, New Technologies, etc) need a big [...] [...] on the texting aspect, all other aspects (Speaking up about it, Quality of Service, Contracts, New Technologies, etc) need a big [...]

]]> By: ceedee http://www.drumsnwhistles.com/2007/09/27/yes-the-mobile-web-really-does-suck/comment-page-1/#comment-39880 ceedee Fri, 28 Sep 2007 03:15:21 +0000 http://www.drumsnwhistles.com/2007/09/27/yes-the-mobile-web-really-does-suck/#comment-39880 1. ThreeUK's X-series Gold package includes 80 hours of streaming using Slingbox or Orb each month. All X-series phones come with Real Player and Flash installed. And ThreeUK offers mostly yoof-targeted video downloads from their website. 2. I totally agree that it's a pain that Seven/MobileMail doesn't work push-ing GMail. I'd recommend both Consilient and Emoze as example that do. 3. IE is "unbearably kludgy and tired" on the pc -- why should it be any better on your phone? I experimented with three other feed readers before reluctantly admitting that Google Reader is probably the best right now. But I'm sure there'll be another one along in a minute or two. 4. My mobile contract includes 1 GB of data per month via a UMST network which seems to run up to 1.8Mb/s. Didn't dialup used to run at 56kb/s? And it costs £5/month whereas my fixed, unlimited 4mb cable broadband connection is £25/month. 5. AT&T might deliberately imprison you in a walled garden. Most European operators wouldn't dare. Oh, apart from Vodafone... Ergo, the Mobile Web does NOT suck. Your operator and maybe your phone, does. 1. ThreeUK’s X-series Gold package includes 80 hours of streaming using Slingbox or Orb each month. All X-series phones come with Real Player and Flash installed. And ThreeUK offers mostly yoof-targeted video downloads from their website.

2. I totally agree that it’s a pain that Seven/MobileMail doesn’t work push-ing GMail. I’d recommend both Consilient and Emoze as example that do.

3. IE is “unbearably kludgy and tired” on the pc — why should it be any better on your phone?
I experimented with three other feed readers before reluctantly admitting that Google Reader is probably the best right now. But I’m sure there’ll be another one along in a minute or two.

4. My mobile contract includes 1 GB of data per month via a UMST network which seems to run up to 1.8Mb/s. Didn’t dialup used to run at 56kb/s? And it costs £5/month whereas my fixed, unlimited 4mb cable broadband connection is £25/month.

5. AT&T might deliberately imprison you in a walled garden. Most European operators wouldn’t dare. Oh, apart from Vodafone…

Ergo, the Mobile Web does NOT suck.
Your operator and maybe your phone, does.

]]> By: Mobile Web sucks — or maybe it doesn’t » mathewingram.com/work http://www.drumsnwhistles.com/2007/09/27/yes-the-mobile-web-really-does-suck/comment-page-1/#comment-39878 Mobile Web sucks — or maybe it doesn’t » mathewingram.com/work Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:21:55 +0000 http://www.drumsnwhistles.com/2007/09/27/yes-the-mobile-web-really-does-suck/#comment-39878 [...] don’t think that Scott said anything as moronic as Russ is making it out to be. Karoli has more at Odd Time Signatures. beattie, mobile, Web2.0 | Share This | Related [...] [...] don’t think that Scott said anything as moronic as Russ is making it out to be. Karoli has more at Odd Time Signatures. beattie, mobile, Web2.0 | Share This | Related [...]

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