Wikipedia for cell phones
GoLive! Mobile has announced that it will be allowing cell phone users free access to their new service: Mobile Wikipedia. The mobile marketing company has developed the Text-2-WAP technology to show the uses of their text messaging combined with mobile web technologies.
All a cell-phone user has to do is send a text message to a 5 number code with the first word “ABOUT”. For Example: “ABOUT PORTLAND”. The Text-2-Wap technology of the mobile marketing company will then gather information from Wikipedia.
To use this free service, send a text message to the number 23907 with the message: “ABOUT PORTLAND” for example. GoLive! Mobile’s technology will create a web page for you. Next, that web pages address is sent to the cell-phone user’s phone through a text message.
It is free to use, just remember that you need a phone that’s browser-enabled and that you may be charged for the text message if it is not included in your plan.
They also have an RSS feed reader for mobile phones, just send “NEWS PORTLAND” to the same number.
Try it out today.
October 20th, 2007 at 11:38 pm
Now, I’ll be honest. I saw this topic “Wikipedia for cell phones” and I though oh no not another scam to earn more money.
Normally this kind of stuff means a lot of usage against your phone which equates to a lot of money on your bill!
But this is truely a good thing, free access to wikipedia. Pity it’s not in my area… yet
December 5th, 2007 at 3:00 am
Thats nice, Because wikipedia is also a great source of knowledge i have seen, so thats it was needed in cell.