What Phone?
Phone check list:
Features to look for before you buy your new phone, be it a 3G or GPRS mobile phone. If you already have a GPRS or 3G phone, then you might want to browse though your manual, check to see if any of the below items are listed.
Video support
- MPEG4 Video - this a video codec.
- H263 - this a video codec.
- Video streaming - allows live & non-live video, to be viewed on your phone over internet.
- Video player - allows video to be played back locally on your phone.
Connectivity Internet/local connection
- Bluetooth - for direct file transfer, from phone to computer & vice versa - for more info click here.
- 3G - gives ability to view movies over the internet and much more.
- GPRS (2.5G) - gives ability to view video over the internet and much more.
Web browser support on the phone
- XHTML
- cHTML
- WAP 2
- WAP 1
Tip: Have a look at the manufacturer's web site on their product features or specification.
"Ask your local retailer for help."
You may also want to see if the phone you like is compatible with Apple's iSync using Bluetooth - Click here to see compatibility list.
Here some of the main manufacturer's sites:
- LG - Click here to see their web site.
- Motorola - Click here to see their web site.
- NEC - Click here to see their web site.
- Nokia - Click here to see their web site.
- Samsung - Click here to see their web site.
- Sendo - Click here to see their web site.
- Sharp - Click here to see their web site.
- Siemens - Click here to see their web site.
- Sony Ericsson - Click here to see their web site.
Survey of network service provider & manufacturer's:
To see my survey of users that have tested my demo file with there phones Click here to see.
Here is the link you can test out on your phone WAP browser: http://homepage.mac.com/a.burt/test.wml
It would be grate if you could e-mail results to a.burt@rave.ac.uk in this format. Please note not all providers support streaming traffic there networks.
- Network Provider (eg T-Mobile, Vodafone):
- Make of Phone (eg Sony-Ericsson):
- Model of Phone (eg k700i):
- Connection is GPRS or 3G:
- Over rtsp or http:
- Country you are in:
Network service provider:
The service provider will be the people you pay your bill to, for use of the phone with GPRS & 3G. They will have different cost structures to your phone call rates. Check with them if they do discount rates, or bundles/packages on GPRS usage & if so check the small print. Some times there can be odd things in the small print, like the discount only applies if you view their site or only, say from 7pm to 7am etc.. the same goes for 3G usage as well. So it's worth looking around to see which network service provider gives the best deals!!
