Designing for the world of Mobile Phones

Its coming - fast.

[caine]

Been using the Wap services offered by my mobile phone network, all pretty basic stuff.

However this is going to get a heck of a lot bigger and better as time goes on, WAP, GPRS, G3, colour screens, better TFT displays on mobiles, etc, etc.

I can see alot of things certainly in the 'must have now' marketplace whether b2c or b2b, becoming a fast earner, and certainly at the moment a 'usp - unique selling point'

So how is everyone going to gear up for the Mobile Phone Net - MPN, on an e-commerce basis, or mom and pop site. I've certainly been thinking about it for a year or so, but the complexity has driven me away, and certainly from what i see at the moment is a realm of large companies, who can employ developers and site strategists to build a completly different type of online experience.

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[chris_f]

Hi caine,

IMHO WAP was a huge flop. It was hiped but nothing came off of it. I can't see there being any major companies speading alot of time or money on websites for mobile phones until it proves itself.

Chris

[mat]

Yeah, WAP was stillborn, but I'm with Caine on this one. Not much use in my market, but where small 'n easy quick-buy stuff is concerned, or 'sh*t, I'm on the train and forgot her birthday again - flowers-by-phone here I come' scenarios, I'm sure it will be huge.
Hmmm. Thinking.