Disqus - Latest Comments for Njar

Re: Is MMS killing the postcard industry?

Njar — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:51:58 -0000

where have you guys been for the past 4 years?! There have been around half a dozen MMS to postcard services out and about over this time - some of them exceptionally good.

MMS for various technical and interconnect reasons is not likely to ever be as reliable as SMS. Within the UK it's very reliable now and if the user is roaming on a decent network, the chances are it'll work.

The argument about MMS growth being attributed to holidays, and that MMS will sound the death knell for postcards is all crap!

Who between the ages of 15 and 35 actually sends: Postcards/Letters/Christmas Cards/Paper Invites? We're the digital comms generation. Paper is too analogue.

Re: Is MMS killing the postcard industry?

Njar — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:50:04 -0000

You heathens!

Peer to peer MMS in the UK has rocketed over the past few years, as have wholesale volumes.

The networks still have much work to do, but the simple fact remains that there isn't a better way to communicate multimedia content between remote handsets. SMS was pretty rubbish in the olden days, and it's now totally stock solid. There are low level reasons why MMS isn't as solid, but I'll not bore you..

We need to embrace the MMS....

Re: Is MMS killing the postcard industry?

Njar — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:09:49 -0000

no worries Ewan..

I'm still bitter at MOMOLondon for making me get a Yahoo account to join the group, although it came in handy when flickr sold out. I'll probably get Disqus sorted at some stage :)

Re: Whatley jumping out of a plane with a mobile, QIKing a skydive?

Njar — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:22:36 -0000

hmm.. I doubt you're going to convince a UK dz to let you jump out holding a phone. Maybe if you taped it to your hand, but even then they make you do some arm cross thing as you start the jump..

Re: Has the BBC learned its texting scandal lessons?

Njar — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:13:26 -0000

The BBC has been offering free mobile alerts and services for years and years. In fact they delivered free wap push links to their mobile internet site as far back as 2001. I should no, we provided the SMS.