UKNM: Re: UKNM Digest V1 #601

[Tom Hume]

At 09:36 17/08/2000 +0100, UKNM Digest wrote:


>  >Is i-Mode based on packets, so it's "always on" and hence cheaper ?

>I don't know whether it's based on packets, but being based on

>packets has *nothing* whatsoever to do with being always on

>or cheaper.


Packet-switched networks like GPRS and CDMA tend to be the always-on

variety...


>It's needs a "Killer App" - a service that someone provides that people

find

>so compelling, they will buy new phones/PDA's. Bandwidth, colour,

protocols,

>document formats, and even usability are totally secondary to this.


Usability is kind of relevant - a service that people find useful includes

the idea that it's usable IMHO.


The official line I've heard from people like Symbian is that there will be

no one "killer wireless app" - instead users will built up individual

portfolios consisting of multiple apps they find handy.


>Is mobile banking really all that compelling? How often do you need to

check

>your balance/make transactions in a situation where you can't take 15

>minutes

>to get to an ATM machine?


*very* often. I can't speak for anyone else, but a one-click (or two-click,

or three-click) balance check would be incredibly useful for me.



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