Hi,
The advantages of i-mode you mention in these examples, aren't they merely an
expression for the superb customer focus in Japan, rather than an inherent strength
of i-mode?
> > I think Tsutaya's site is incredible. It's got the latest
> info on top music and
> > rental videos/dvds, including the ability to sample top
> songs, save as
> > ringtones, get e-coupons for rentals, check official tour
> info...a very
> > comprehensive video/music entertainment site.
> >
> > r e n
>
> Definitely agree with Ren. Another example is the weather
> site: you can pin-point
> weather at precise location, check out the ski resort
> conditions (which worked
> great last Sunday when we went to Yuzawa), you can look at
> the satellite
> weather picture, get a week's forecast, get typhoon maps and
> projections,
> find out what the weather in Stockholm and New York is, see
> where to surf,
> check how much the ski pass costs and when the ski lifts open
> and close,
> etc etc
>
> Here is a question to those Europeans who find imode similar to what's
> on offer
> on WAP in Europe: please let me know which WAP service on a european
> cell phone
> shows me the up-to-date satelite weather image in color and
> pretty nice resolution
> AND tells me all the details of snow conditions in all the
> ski resorts etc...
>
> By the way, in a recent conference which REN also attended,
> one of the European
> participants mentioned weather services as one of those
> boring things nobody
> wants... oh-boy what does he/she know...
>
He's right. In Gothenburg where I live it always rains, so there's no
need to check the forecast. :-)
Joran
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Received on Tue Jan 16 08:48:35 2001