What’s your MO?

by: columbian Monday, December 22nd, 2008

I would love to hear how folks from around the world are setup to stay connected or to get things done, via mobile technology…

  • Do you text money yet?
  • Can you access systems at your home via your mobile phone?
  • Are you in a rural area connecting to the world by Satellite?
  • On 3G?   Playing mobile games?

My MO:

For my mobile phone I use the iPhone…    hard to beat the intuitive simplicity of it and powerful full browsing experience…    throw in the ipod functionality for the music piece and I’m very happy with it…     but it was a real pain when the backlight went out and the closest Apple store to get it fixed was a 4 hour round trip…    can’t just go to the local AT&T store where I purchased it, had to use an official Apple store…

I live in a rural area of the U.S. and connect to the Internet 2 ways…   one is using Hughesnet Satellite and the other is using a verizon wireless card on my laptop…     the verizon card seems about twice as fast as the hughesnet system, so I use the verizon card when I am ‘working’…    but the family’s computers are all going through hughesnet…   which is significantly slower than a cable modem connection in town…    I am eager to see some progress in getting better high-speed options to the rural regions

I used to travel quite a bit and used my laptop to stay current and stay entertained while in airports and hotels….     But now with the iphone, I won’t bring the laptop unless I really need to do some power typing or access various applications to get work done…   the iphone has changed the game for me in a big way…     I am an email addict so being able to send and receive emails anywhere anytime has just been awesome…    I used to have a blackberry way back, but never really liked carrying it with me…    but the iphone was such a big change, I am rarely without it…

I don’t really play mobile games…   heck, I don’t do the gaming scene at home, so playing on my phone isn’t really a big seller for me…   but I do have kids that will soon overpower me and demand a mobile phone so I am curious about which systems/phones are the ‘must have’ for the mobile games?

Texting money…    have you heard about this?   I was reading that texting money is almost replacing banking in parts of Africa…    many people don’t have bank accounts, but do have mobile phones and are now using their phones to send money and also buy things…      if this is happening in the U.S., I haven’t really been exposed to it that I can think of?  Am I just missing it?   Maybe it’s happening in bigger cities in the U.S. ?

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3 Responses to “What’s your MO?”

npglvr Said:

I also have the iPhone and never leave home without it. I also have AT&T’s U-Verse for my tv and internet. I can program my tv’s dvr thru my iPhone or any internet connection. I haven’t actually needed to do that, but think the technology is awesome. I can also control the my pc’s iTunes thru the phone remotely using an app that I got for free from the iPhone store.

My kids have already overpowered me and regularly download games to my phone. It’s nice to have for when I have to go shopping with my wife and I’m sitting in “the man chair” at the store waiting for her. I’ll sit there an play the games that the kids downloaded or check my fantasy football score.

The 3g really has made the connection a lot faster. And I couldn’t agree more about the simplicity of the iPhone.

Speaking of mobile technology and the Apple Store…I love the mobile checkout system they use there. Each of their employees has a hand held checkout system. They can help you find what you need and then check you out and take payment right there. It really speads things up, especially around Christmas time when their stores are packed.

Comment made on December 22nd, 2008 at 3:40 pm
columbian Said:

ah yes, checking fantasy football scores on the iphone has kept me in good graces with the Mrs. this year for sure! Haven’t been tied to the seat in front of my computer for 10 straight hours on a Sunday watching scores update :)

now can be out and about and sneak a peek at scores on the phone in full browser mode… awesome!

Comment made on December 23rd, 2008 at 12:09 pm
TC Said:

I jsut recently purchased an LG Vu and am experiencing the mobile internet for the 1st time. The 3G network seems to runs just fine for what I need it for (checking scores and maket updates). There’s enough flexibility in the features that I really need to spend a day and figure it all out.

At home I’m connected to the local phone company’s DSL service. I’m using a wireless router to power the internet on anohter desktop computer and also have a laptop floating around somewhere. I also use the laptop for travel.

Entertainment in my house is delivered through DirecTV satelite service. I have six televisions connected to it including two HD big screens (please don’t rob my house, they’re all I have).

At somepoint, it would be great to get all of the services I subscribe to under one bundled plan. Unfortuneately, there are very few choices in my town for high speed internet. The cable company (Mediacom) hads the fastest internet service but lack HD channels. The local phone company offers DSL but offers a limited television service and doesn’t offer any mobile service.

Comment made on December 23rd, 2008 at 9:37 pm
 

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