Comments on: The year of the mobile: Last year, this year, next year? http://blog.taptu.com/2008/06/05/the-year-of-the-mobile-last-year-this-year-next-year/ Taptu makes it faster to find and share mobile-friendly stuff. It's the free alternative search machine, tailor made for mobile phones. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:01:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Paul http://blog.taptu.com/2008/06/05/the-year-of-the-mobile-last-year-this-year-next-year/comment-page-1/#comment-10344 Paul Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:25:41 +0000 http://www.taptu.com/blog/?p=347#comment-10344 I went to a talk about living in africa, given by a missionary/teacher, and he said that it was not uncommon for people to choose to go hungry in order to buy credit for their mobile phone - since it was their only method of communication outside of their town/village. In many cases traditional telephone services are unreliable because people steal the wires for their value in scrap copper - you can't steal the airwaves! I went to a talk about living in africa, given by a missionary/teacher, and he said that it was not uncommon for people to choose to go hungry in order to buy credit for their mobile phone – since it was their only method of communication outside of their town/village.

In many cases traditional telephone services are unreliable because people steal the wires for their value in scrap copper – you can’t steal the airwaves!

]]> By: Natali Yeşilbahar http://blog.taptu.com/2008/06/05/the-year-of-the-mobile-last-year-this-year-next-year/comment-page-1/#comment-10267 Natali Yeşilbahar Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:36:26 +0000 http://www.taptu.com/blog/?p=347#comment-10267 the year of the mobile = every year!:) Natali Yeşilbahar Mobile Monday Istanbul Board Member the year of the mobile = every year!:)
Natali Yeşilbahar
Mobile Monday Istanbul
Board Member

]]> By: james http://blog.taptu.com/2008/06/05/the-year-of-the-mobile-last-year-this-year-next-year/comment-page-1/#comment-10265 james Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:29:07 +0000 http://www.taptu.com/blog/?p=347#comment-10265 It certainly feels that the key enablers (better browsers, cheaper data, new services) are starting to fall into place. Thx for the link It certainly feels that the key enablers (better browsers, cheaper data, new services) are starting to fall into place. Thx for the link

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