Comments on: My proposed session: What’s the Most You Can Do with Crappy Cell Phones? http://www.contentious.com/2009/06/17/my-proposed-session-whats-the-most-you-can-do-with-crappy-cell-phones/ Amy Gahran's news and musings on how we communicate in the online age. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:36:42 +0000 hourly 1 By: shane http://www.contentious.com/2009/06/17/my-proposed-session-whats-the-most-you-can-do-with-crappy-cell-phones/comment-page-1/#comment-1228192 shane Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:05:03 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/?p=2694#comment-1228192 Hi I think as mobile 3/4 Gen streaming gets better, people will use stuff like downloaded games, news content, and other internet apps from their iphone and the next affordable range of mobile phones. I think the future of mobiles and its translation for internet is strong and the likes of internet on the TV/ via mobile interface will be crucial. The private financial investment is not there yet but as soon as it take soff, private financing on new tech R&D will start. Hi

I think as mobile 3/4 Gen streaming gets better, people will use stuff like downloaded games, news content, and other internet apps from their iphone and the next affordable range of mobile phones.

I think the future of mobiles and its translation for internet is strong and the likes of internet on the TV/ via mobile interface will be crucial. The private financial investment is not there yet but as soon as it take soff, private financing on new tech R&D will start.

]]> By: Danny Sanchez http://www.contentious.com/2009/06/17/my-proposed-session-whats-the-most-you-can-do-with-crappy-cell-phones/comment-page-1/#comment-1228190 Danny Sanchez Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:06:11 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/?p=2694#comment-1228190 At the risk of seeming uncool, I bought a $25 pay-as-you-go camera phone last Black Friday and stuck my AT&T SIM card in it (yes my new iPhone 3G S is in the mail). One can still tweet with SMS and send photos via multimedia message. As far as receiving information, there are always SMS breaking news alerts, emergency call-in lines for disasters (often set up by TV stations for hurricanes) and automated phone calls sent out by schools for events such as snow days. At the risk of seeming uncool, I bought a $25 pay-as-you-go camera phone last Black Friday and stuck my AT&T SIM card in it (yes my new iPhone 3G S is in the mail). One can still tweet with SMS and send photos via multimedia message.

As far as receiving information, there are always SMS breaking news alerts, emergency call-in lines for disasters (often set up by TV stations for hurricanes) and automated phone calls sent out by schools for events such as snow days.

]]> By: Perri http://www.contentious.com/2009/06/17/my-proposed-session-whats-the-most-you-can-do-with-crappy-cell-phones/comment-page-1/#comment-1228182 Perri Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:22:58 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/?p=2694#comment-1228182 I freakin' love it! Brilliant, relevant and so apropos. Wish I was there to hear it. I freakin’ love it! Brilliant, relevant and so apropos. Wish I was there to hear it.

]]> By: Harry Dugmore http://www.contentious.com/2009/06/17/my-proposed-session-whats-the-most-you-can-do-with-crappy-cell-phones/comment-page-1/#comment-1228181 Harry Dugmore Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:21:15 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/?p=2694#comment-1228181 In Africa, almost everyone has a crappy cell phone. About 30% of phones in South Africa can access the web online, but that is growing really fast because getting online any other way (landlines, Cyber cafes etc) is really expensive. Since 2008, more South Africans go online on their phone than on their computers (PC or Laptops) by about 2 to 1. Having said that, sms is still by far the most important app, the killer app in Africa, in my view. Even MMS has not taken off. We need to use both. But in many African countries it is super expensive -- about 10 US cents per sms!! Instant messaging (via the internet) can be 1/80th the cost, or less, and then there is Twitter, which is why a lot of African are buying web enabled phones, and why in some places IM is replacing sms rapdily. Mxit, an home grown (South African) IM system is growing by 18,000 users a day, mostly under 24. Under this pressure though, sms costs should fall soon. Hopefully I'll be in your session! In Africa, almost everyone has a crappy cell phone. About 30% of phones in South Africa can access the web online, but that is growing really fast because getting online any other way (landlines, Cyber cafes etc) is really expensive. Since 2008, more South Africans go online on their phone than on their computers (PC or Laptops) by about 2 to 1. Having said that, sms is still by far the most important app, the killer app in Africa, in my view. Even MMS has not taken off. We need to use both. But in many African countries it is super expensive — about 10 US cents per sms!! Instant messaging (via the internet) can be 1/80th the cost, or less, and then there is Twitter, which is why a lot of African are buying web enabled phones, and why in some places IM is replacing sms rapdily. Mxit, an home grown (South African) IM system is growing by 18,000 users a day, mostly under 24. Under this pressure though, sms costs should fall soon. Hopefully I’ll be in your session!

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