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  Lacking in wires, 26 Jan 2001 @ 2:13am

  
  

  Wapped out

  Mobile phone access of the Internet is (or at least ought to be - WAP prevents this) for :
  
  bus/train timetables
  cinema/theatre schedules
  and similar things
  
  Nothing else.

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  Anonymous Coward, 26 Jan 2001 @ 9:43am

  
  

  RE: Internet Phone Rant

  If you had use something like AvantGo with decently formatted channels then an internet phone might have potential. But until the content providers wise up and start providing XML data this isn't going to happen.
  
  This is especially true for truly useful functions like bus or train routes. The Washington DC bus system provides it's schedules in PDF format! Nothing other than a PC or a printer has any use for this. Whereas a simple URL-based search engine would be perfect for WAP and other portable web devices.

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