Comments on: Mobile users not using Mobile Internet http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/08/08/mobile-users-not-using-mobile-internet/ The voice of the BlackBerry community. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: BlackBerry Cool » Brits like their wireless internet http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/08/08/mobile-users-not-using-mobile-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-40842 BlackBerry Cool » Brits like their wireless internet Wed, 16 Aug 2006 13:19:39 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/08/08/002113/#comment-40842 [...] Showing that Hostway’s numbers on the subject don’t extend to everyone, the MDA (Mobile Data Association for those who don’t know) is reporting that 12.3 million Brits used their mobile handset to access the internet during June 2006, which is about 20% of the UK’s total number of mobile phone users. [...] [...] Showing that Hostway’s numbers on the subject don’t extend to everyone, the MDA (Mobile Data Association for those who don’t know) is reporting that 12.3 million Brits used their mobile handset to access the internet during June 2006, which is about 20% of the UK’s total number of mobile phone users. [...]

]]> By: Mark http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/08/08/mobile-users-not-using-mobile-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-40305 Mark Fri, 11 Aug 2006 19:05:07 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/08/08/002113/#comment-40305 Is there a mobile search engine that will only show you results that are mobile enabled sites? Users at my company are wasting time browsing sites that aren't mobile sites. If they had something like a list of the Top 10 mobile sites I think that would help increase usage of the mobile internet. Is there a mobile search engine that will only show you results that are mobile enabled sites?

Users at my company are wasting time browsing sites that aren’t mobile sites.

If they had something like a list of the Top 10 mobile sites I think that would help increase usage of the mobile internet.

]]> By: Mark http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/08/08/mobile-users-not-using-mobile-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-483241 Mark Fri, 11 Aug 2006 19:05:00 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/08/08/002113/#comment-483241 Is there a mobile search engine that will only show you results that are mobile enabled sites? Users at my company are wasting time browsing sites that aren't mobile sites. If they had something like a list of the Top 10 mobile sites I think that would help increase usage of the mobile internet. Is there a mobile search engine that will only show you results that are mobile enabled sites?

Users at my company are wasting time browsing sites that aren’t mobile sites.

If they had something like a list of the Top 10 mobile sites I think that would help increase usage of the mobile internet.

]]> By: thought http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/08/08/mobile-users-not-using-mobile-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-39589 thought Wed, 09 Aug 2006 01:47:43 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/08/08/002113/#comment-39589 I totally agree with the 3 points. Especially on companies creating websites optimized for mobile screens. There is almost no way that most sites optimized for a home PC screen can work very well on a mobile screen. For me, the sites I like to use the most have mobile versions available. As to the fact that Japanese and European users do use their mobile platforms more for web browsing: most reports I've read on this attribute this to the fact that in these countries use of a personal computer at home is less. In the US, users look to the mobile phone less for web browsing, because they use their PC to satisfy their web browsing needs. I totally agree with the 3 points. Especially on companies creating websites optimized for mobile screens. There is almost no way that most sites optimized for a home PC screen can work very well on a mobile screen. For me, the sites I like to use the most have mobile versions available.

As to the fact that Japanese and European users do use their mobile platforms more for web browsing: most reports I’ve read on this attribute this to the fact that in these countries use of a personal computer at home is less. In the US, users look to the mobile phone less for web browsing, because they use their PC to satisfy their web browsing needs.

]]> By: thought http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/08/08/mobile-users-not-using-mobile-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-483240 thought Wed, 09 Aug 2006 01:47:00 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/08/08/002113/#comment-483240 I totally agree with the 3 points. Especially on companies creating websites optimized for mobile screens. There is almost no way that most sites optimized for a home PC screen can work very well on a mobile screen. For me, the sites I like to use the most have mobile versions available. As to the fact that Japanese and European users do use their mobile platforms more for web browsing: most reports I've read on this attribute this to the fact that in these countries use of a personal computer at home is less. In the US, users look to the mobile phone less for web browsing, because they use their PC to satisfy their web browsing needs. I totally agree with the 3 points. Especially on companies creating websites optimized for mobile screens. There is almost no way that most sites optimized for a home PC screen can work very well on a mobile screen. For me, the sites I like to use the most have mobile versions available.

As to the fact that Japanese and European users do use their mobile platforms more for web browsing: most reports I’ve read on this attribute this to the fact that in these countries use of a personal computer at home is less. In the US, users look to the mobile phone less for web browsing, because they use their PC to satisfy their web browsing needs.

]]> By: admin http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/08/08/mobile-users-not-using-mobile-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-39519 admin Tue, 08 Aug 2006 19:58:29 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/08/08/002113/#comment-39519 As a TREO user who works for a company of mostly blackberry users I actually use my mobile browser quite often and most of the time it is great - except when using canada411.com (useless). My perception, especially from the blackberry vs. Treo/other devices side is that the bb browser experience is baaaaaad. Get a better browser, more people will use it. As a TREO user who works for a company of mostly blackberry users I actually use my mobile browser quite often and most of the time it is great – except when using canada411.com (useless). My perception, especially from the blackberry vs. Treo/other devices side is that the bb browser experience is baaaaaad. Get a better browser, more people will use it.

]]> By: admin http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/08/08/mobile-users-not-using-mobile-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-483239 admin Tue, 08 Aug 2006 19:58:00 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/08/08/002113/#comment-483239 As a TREO user who works for a company of mostly blackberry users I actually use my mobile browser quite often and most of the time it is great - except when using canada411.com (useless). My perception, especially from the blackberry vs. Treo/other devices side is that the bb browser experience is baaaaaad. Get a better browser, more people will use it. As a TREO user who works for a company of mostly blackberry users I actually use my mobile browser quite often and most of the time it is great – except when using canada411.com (useless). My perception, especially from the blackberry vs. Treo/other devices side is that the bb browser experience is baaaaaad. Get a better browser, more people will use it.

]]> By: Stac http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/08/08/mobile-users-not-using-mobile-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-39512 Stac Tue, 08 Aug 2006 19:32:27 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/08/08/002113/#comment-39512 I'm not sure this 'trend' takes into account worldwide statistics. I read recently that the MAJORITY of Japanese users use their handheld device as their PRIMARY web browsing platform. Europe wasn't that far behind in that respect... as far as the US? It sounds like these stats were for US users. IT's relatively trivial for webmasters to produce 'lite' sites depending on the agent the client is using... I'm surprised that more sites don't use this technique to deliver content to mobile devices. I certainly patronize those that do... -Stac I’m not sure this ‘trend’ takes into account worldwide statistics. I read recently that the MAJORITY of Japanese users use their handheld device as their PRIMARY web browsing platform. Europe wasn’t that far behind in that respect… as far as the US? It sounds like these stats were for US users.

IT’s relatively trivial for webmasters to produce ‘lite’ sites depending on the agent the client is using… I’m surprised that more sites don’t use this technique to deliver content to mobile devices. I certainly patronize those that do…

-Stac

]]> By: Stac http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/08/08/mobile-users-not-using-mobile-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-483238 Stac Tue, 08 Aug 2006 19:32:00 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/08/08/002113/#comment-483238 I'm not sure this 'trend' takes into account worldwide statistics. I read recently that the MAJORITY of Japanese users use their handheld device as their PRIMARY web browsing platform. Europe wasn't that far behind in that respect... as far as the US? It sounds like these stats were for US users. IT's relatively trivial for webmasters to produce 'lite' sites depending on the agent the client is using... I'm surprised that more sites don't use this technique to deliver content to mobile devices. I certainly patronize those that do... -Stac I’m not sure this ‘trend’ takes into account worldwide statistics. I read recently that the MAJORITY of Japanese users use their handheld device as their PRIMARY web browsing platform. Europe wasn’t that far behind in that respect… as far as the US? It sounds like these stats were for US users.

IT’s relatively trivial for webmasters to produce ‘lite’ sites depending on the agent the client is using… I’m surprised that more sites don’t use this technique to deliver content to mobile devices. I certainly patronize those that do…

-Stac

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