Sunday, August 29, 2010
WAP - WIRELESS APPLICATION PROTOCOL
What Is WAP?
WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) allows mobile phones to send and receive information from the internet. On your PC you would use a browser program like Netscape or Explorer to surf the internet; on your mobile you use WAP. It's a communications standard that has been agreed by more than 200 telecommunications companies worldwide.
WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) allows mobile phones to send and receive information from the internet. On your PC you would use a browser program like Netscape or Explorer to surf the internet; on your mobile you use WAP. It's a communications standard that has been agreed by more than 200 telecommunications companies worldwide.
What does it do?
WAP is simply a way of providing interactive information services for mobile phones. A full page of a normal website wouldn't fit on your phone's small screen, but a WAPsite is designed specially for a mobile. You can do the same kind of things you would do on a website, but in a simplified, stripped-down way.
WAP is simply a way of providing interactive information services for mobile phones. A full page of a normal website wouldn't fit on your phone's small screen, but a WAPsite is designed specially for a mobile. You can do the same kind of things you would do on a website, but in a simplified, stripped-down way.
What can I use it for?
WAP technology brings a huge range of interactive information services directly to your phone - from TV and Restaurant listings to the latest financial news; from pop charts and film reviews to sports results, travel updates and even horoscopes. You can also use your WAP phone to send and receive email, to access information from your home or work computer. Very soon you'll be able to use it for shopping, banking and much more.
WAP technology brings a huge range of interactive information services directly to your phone - from TV and Restaurant listings to the latest financial news; from pop charts and film reviews to sports results, travel updates and even horoscopes. You can also use your WAP phone to send and receive email, to access information from your home or work computer. Very soon you'll be able to use it for shopping, banking and much more.
How easy is it to get online?
Very easy. Your WAP phone will take you straight to a WAP services home page which has a straightforward menu of key information and entertainment services. You can go to other WAPsites by simply entering their WAPsite address, and for quick access you can bookmark them and add them to your personal favourites list.
Very easy. Your WAP phone will take you straight to a WAP services home page which has a straightforward menu of key information and entertainment services. You can go to other WAPsites by simply entering their WAPsite address, and for quick access you can bookmark them and add them to your personal favourites list.
Can I access the whole of the internet? Not yet, because you can only access those sites that have been made WAP compatible. Very soon you'll be able to do everything from hiring a car to reserving seats at the theatre, from watching your stock prices to checking ski conditions.
Won′t WAP just be quickly replaced by something better?
No. WAP is here to stay. In fact it is estimated that by 2003 85% of mobile users will have a WAP phone. What will change is the way it is transmitted. Faster methods of sending WAP information will emerge such as GPRS and UMTS, which will make mobile internet come to life.
No. WAP is here to stay. In fact it is estimated that by 2003 85% of mobile users will have a WAP phone. What will change is the way it is transmitted. Faster methods of sending WAP information will emerge such as GPRS and UMTS, which will make mobile internet come to life.
How do I subscribe to mobile internet?
You don't need to subscribe. Once you have a WAP-compatible phone, you simply start using it. (Some phones will require a simple set-up process.)
You don't need to subscribe. Once you have a WAP-compatible phone, you simply start using it. (Some phones will require a simple set-up process.)
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