MetaFilter posts tagged with wap

Google emulates SMS gateway

SharQ — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 03:35:59 -0800

Google demos their SMS capability . Personally, I have used Google via Wap/GPRS on my mobile for years. Now, quick definitions, telephone numbers, and calculations are available via SMS, too. Great for geeks on the move - but will Joe Q Bloggs catch on?

Wikipedia anywhere

Mwongozi — Sat, 23 Apr 2005 08:57:57 -0800

Wapedia is Wikipedia for your WAP phone or PDA. Alternatively, why not just download the whole thing and carry it with you?

tranquileye — Wed, 13 Jun 2001 06:34:27 -0800

WAP is dead. Can the Mobile Services Initiative make the wireless Web really useful?

tiaka — Fri, 08 Dec 2000 07:01:07 -0800

WAP usability report - Cheap! only 18 bucks, Jakob cares about you, otherwise he would have charged you 80k.
Quick run-down : 70% of the users answered no when asked whether they would like to have a WAP phone within one year; even the simplest tasks take much too much time to provide any satisfaction to users; even after spending a week using a WAP phone, user performance remained appallingly low;

thc — Fri, 27 Oct 2000 15:16:34 -0800

While I originally thought that this was a joke, in the 11/14 print version of Business2.com mentions that they will be shipping and receiving "the goods" via WAP enabled phones. Aww jeah!

Nyarlathotep — Fri, 18 Aug 2000 09:30:32 -0800

iToke - Just place an order through any WAP enabled device and the folks at iToke will deliver you all the marijuana you want. And in less than a half hour guaranteed! Sorry. Amsterdam only. The way the sites designed you'de think they had a secret alliance with Apple.

mathowie — Tue, 28 Dec 1999 23:49:21 -0800

Want to learn WAP (wireless application protocol) without buying a $300 PCS phone and paying for airtime? WinWAP is a free WAP-capable browser that runs on win9x/NT and allows you to see pages built for cell phones.