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Re: Yes, the Mobile Web really DOES Suck

HeavyLight — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 03:15:21 -0000

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.

Re: Gmail’s new chat: Social or spam?

HeavyLight — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 19:10:20 -0000

A great round-up of all the speculation and rumours, Mathew.

I'm hoping that these are signs of a larger Presence-aware contact and messaging system ("Jaiku, meet GTalk"!) that'll feed through to a desperately-needed integrated mobile suite for non-iPhones. Probably Android, too.

Re: In April, I used 275mb of my 120mb Vodafone allowance = 220 quid

HeavyLight — Wed, 28 May 2008 12:14:14 -0000

MobileToday have details of VF's new business plans:

"Vodafone has unveiled new business tariffs which focus on mobile email and internet to satisfy a growing number of workers on the move.
"The Vodafone Total Business plans will be launched on 2 June targeting small to medium enterprises.
"They will replace the existing Sharetime Plus and Small Business price plans.
"The new plans include individual text packs and mobile internet and email packs which can be added to specific users within a company.
"The mobile internet and mobile email packs come in two sizes - standard usage bundles offer 500MB while high usage bundles offer 5GB."

Re: Rethinking the conference (Scripting News)

HeavyLight — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:02:22 -0000

How long before you come up with a virtual conference system as an alternative to shipping folk halfway around the world?
Wonder how much fuel / released CO2 such a system might save?

Re: o2’s Apple iPhone 3G launch: Chaotic, shambolic, appalling. Next!

HeavyLight — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:44:44 -0000

Let's face it: O2 are shit useless!
If even their friendly PR-droids had an ounce of sense they'd be trawling mobile blogs and forums explaining the problems and reassuring customers. But after 17 hours of this post being published, there's nothing but silence.

Even Orange couldn't turn this series of glitches into such a disaster!

Re: A tech evangelist’s perspective on the o2/CPW saga

HeavyLight — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:26:25 -0000

Of course you're right, Dude.
O2 and, to a lesser extent, CPW should by now have added comments to every one of the pained articles here on SMStn by now, even if only to apologise for the cock-ups.

Dunno about calling them evangelists tho' -- a less right-on title might help their wider adoption among the Luddites.

Keep at it, mate. You know it makes sense!
:)

Re: 3UK are on a mission. In other news, I almost beat the crap out of the mainstream media today.

HeavyLight — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:41:09 -0000

Magazines are even closer to being finished than newspapers!
Just imagine when those MSM mags will hit the streets? Something tells me they'll be somewhat less than relevant by then.

Doomed, I tell ya!

Re: iPhone 3G on Orange UK in 3 months?

HeavyLight — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:35:48 -0000

I (for one...) would be very interested to hear how you get on switching it to Three, what O2 services you lose and your overall verdict.

Once you've polished the screen and washed your hands, of course! :)