Web page mobile operators have traditionally been almost the most visited resources on the network. All thoughtfully examine tariff plans and read the news? Of course not, the reason for the extraordinary popularity - an opportunity to send free SMS-message. It turns out that this seemingly simple service is implemented by different operators in different ways, and in some cases we are faced with surprises.
It is not always material "pulls" on a full-fledged article, and spread across the screen thoughtful arguments to anything. In the news important information quickly get lost, besides, often itself not big news is the continuation of an interesting topic. Below - some interesting developments and innovations "in the life of the operators."
The nearer the beginning of September, the more rumors about new products from Apple. This is natural, logical, familiar, and no one is not surprising. With great composure, we are waiting for the start of this madness, online broadcasts, but our work is not limited to guesswork. Work, you know, and so lacking. For example, already goes to Russia test version of the new operating system Snow Leopard, she goes and cries - so wants to be installed on the MacBook Air, staying in the hands of a stand-alone editor. That will bring us snowy representative of the cat family? If you look at the description, specifications, and nothing seems to be particularly interesting, no ryushechek. True, as in most cases related to Apple, new items initially treated with a light melancholy. Say, you look at the description of the iPhone 3Gs, like anything special. But as soon as you take in hand, already do not want to give back, the changes are, and they, so to speak, time-critical. Seriously affect the service experience. So what are waiting for Snow Leopard, waiting for the presentation and interesting gadgets. In the meantime, let's talk about how and what can diversify its existence owner customary iPhone 3G.
The new rate is, at first glance, a niche product for a fairly narrow group of users. In fact, the audience RED Text can be quite large, since the tariff "tailored" good and suitable for many. Although not without pitfalls. It seems that RED Text opens a new line of segmented offers MTS.
Twentieth day of February, Megafon officially launching its prepaid-fare without expiry dates of payment. Rather, the two rates at the same time: the time frame and without them. Interesting experience of two parallel tariff proposals and unexpected maneuver Moscow MegaFon. But it is possible to estimate a "live" figures is an abstract concept as "terms of payment".
On the specifics of the new tariff plans MGTS we wrote in late January, since then the rates themselves, nothing has changed and is unlikely to change in the foreseeable future. Now we have stayed with you exactly one week out to put his signature in the "correct" the cell and thus to formalize their new relationship with the public telephone network. The payment term "voting" accounts - February 28.
From time to time operators brings to market another offer for a predominantly non-voice communication. Several years ago, such tariff products is limited to providing significant discounts on SMS and were aimed at people with hearing and / or speech. Accordingly, the public sale were missing and a wide range of consumers were unknown. Today the mass market with pleasure "swallow" a rather big portion of such tariffs, but really interesting offers something not many. Maybe operators are no longer needed extra income? In contrast, revenue from VAS (value added services) are necessary and important as ever, but competent account the parameters of such non-voice tariff is non-trivial task. Error in either direction will be very unpleasant for the operator: in one case the rate will be known "stillborn" (ie useless) in the other - will provoke a reduction in income. Most likely, this is why operators are not particularly want to experiment, limited to careful tuning.
Despite the fact that in the week, I set about ten applications on your iPhone, very rarely come across really decent program. Shoe happens all the time, there remains only the best. Already in the fall I'll try to summarize and describe its collection of software, I hope you this will be useful. Moreover, are commonly used programs are free. From the latter most like iDisk, an application from Apple, MobileMe allows users to view documents in its virtual disk. Very useful and necessary thing. In addition, enjoy Worms, about it, we'll talk about separately - the game at all times and for all devices. The "worms", I was playing on the computer, a laptop, at console, on PDAs, smartphones and phones, and now it's time for the iPhone. Comfortable, beautiful, exciting. Well, now let's look at new and not so new applications, perhaps some of them will help you to brighten the last day of summer.
Very hot and touching on many telecom news is unquestionably the laborious process of choosing a suitable fare for the usual landline. Quiet confidence and leadership MGTS Russian Post is encouraging, and published a detailed report on a joint press conference did not leave room for doubt: everything is ready and things are moving as planned. Some concern has arisen since 19 February, when it became clear that not all Muscovites found in their mailboxes cherished "voting account".
Starting today in the archives of all previous line sent prepaid-tariff MTS: "Basic", "Universal," "Yesterday", "All our", "Be practical." Time of appearance of the series - in October 2005, ie rates existed in the list of available connections for about one and half years. Tariffs were introduced to replace existing lines "Jeans" and the prospect of a gradual withdrawal of the name, but could not get away - too strong was the habit called "Jeans" prepaid-all MTS tariffs. Along with this line was buried in a curious concept of "tariff semifinished": the idea was to sell the consumer a certain tariff blanks (TA "Basic") followed by transfer to one of the "core" rate. Important "side effect" - practically lifting the traditional one-time free transfer to another rate: it was assumed that this transition will be used immediately upon purchase of Basic semi-finished or in the next few days after starting to use prepaid-kit. Incidentally, the promotional materials of the time "Basic" is not even on the list of tariffs. From the consumer point of view of "Basic" line of us today are not very interesting, although the possibility of passing on these TAs still exists and is not removed from the descriptions of other tariffs.
It seems that the operators together have begun to explore the target market segments. Bulk sales are widely advertised rates has not been canceled, but also to collect additional connections with certain groups is also not harmful. We are talking about the tariff of Mobile retired in Beeline, although the yield on the market rate of MTS (or maybe "MegaFon") for the same audience probably is not far off. In this case, the Beeline had before, and marketers of other operators will be able to estimate the parameters of the tariff and to make his proposal more attractive. And we have the opportunity to compare competing tariff proposals.
Tariff plan "guest" in the MTS, this time decided to make the list permanent. Last year it was a temporary action: podnabrat new connections, "probe" the market potential and to collect some money from visitors. On the restart rate lasted five months, decided not to change the name. In a similar rate Beeline "Welcome" has existed since the beginning of July last year, MegaFon role fare for visitors successfully playing "One."
As almost always, readers are falling be the first to get acquainted with the headset, which is not too soon appear on store shelves. Also, for me it is a product (and review) does not pass, because the product has turned a brilliant, high-quality and other similar epithets. In my opinion, the 214th destined to be a hit in spring, summer, autumn and winter of 2009, as long as it normally arrives in our country and hit the shops. If you look at the history line of accessories from Nokia, then I replace the 214-Nokia BH-500 sports a wireless headset that cost was worth, but it was, what to pay. Good voice quality, music, high-quality assembly and housing, a special USB-adapter kit that allows instant set with a headset connection, good headphones are included - all this made and makes the BH-500 rather attractive, but will have to pay the order. Moreover, it has not yet found in the retail, rather, could be found, but with difficulty (but the prices are now adequate, not five or six thousand). In short, Nokia BH-214 continues the history of sports wireless headsets, so with one hand. On the other hand, attributed it to low-cost products - it is not "advanced" is not able to keep in touch immediately with two devices, does not have by some infernal noise reduction technology ... but we need it? We need to inexpensively and work as a revolver. I mean, reliably and accurately at the target. What do and say - get a hit.
The company makes ABBYY Lingvo electronic dictionaries for more than fifteen years. Starting with version 8.0 (2002) are available dictionaries for mobile devices, "the first signs became a set of dictionaries for pocket PC. In the 10 th series, we are already seeing the option for the Palm Handheld. Last, 11 version of Lingvo already includes a dictionary for devices based on Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 / 2003SE and pre-release of the shell for Symbian-OS series 60.
The company has not forgotten about their old operating time, it's nice. Probably, many remember the twelfth model with the same mount as you can see, even numbering tells us about the kind of tribute to the product of the past. Of course, it is not only a tribute, and even the selection of products with a way to mount a separate line (well, not the rule, and the ticker). For me, 12 I was the first headset, about which I wrote at all, it was more than two years ago, so that's sweet nostalgia. Well, let's take a closer look at the Thing.
Month of March turned out to be unexpectedly rich in tariff news and fresh services. A lot of interesting things: "a talking letter" Beeline, free (!) Wap-portal for business users, MTS, service upgrades, "Who called?" In MegaFon Moscow and much more. Try to at least partially compensate for the forced break (CeBIT) and do some household chores.
For quite a long time I did not update the traditional program reviews for the iPhone and iPod Touch. A lot of interesting developments, including the announcement of new products Apple. While I wanted to say that's what. Many were waiting on this announcement for something truly revolutionary, new, like a tablet and so on. In practice, if you remember any other event companies in the early autumn, it has always been devoted to only players, well, or phone. Here, Apple does not depart from their plans one iota. In the late autumn - the traditional announcement of laptops in the 2008th it was new MacBook and MacBook Pro, we bring autumn of 2009 - is anyone's guess. And it's not original. Readers often ask questions about new products, they say, when there will be one or the other. There can be only one answer - do not know. And no one knows, because Apple's secrecy is a fad, an important part of both business and corporate culture. You can make hundreds of thousands of suggestions from the calculations, the facts, but in fact be wrong. Accurately predict anything about future technology Apple is only possible in general. For example, if you talk about my modest person, the "aygadalkah managed to predict not only the built-in batteries for Air, but also for all other notebook line, and this is the only thing I'm more or less proved right. Is small achievement, anyone could guess, everything started with the iPhone and the Air, it was logical to see a continuation in other products. There were rumors about a camera in the iPod, it was expected in Touch. It seems to be logical? But no, the camera was equipped with a Nano, one of the most democratic in the price of players. Awaited increase in diagonal display, Touch, the appearance of extra buttons for games - no, nothing of this yet. And no one knows if at all.
This issue will focus on a few very interesting products company LingvoSoft (www.lingvosoft.com), which is softovym division of Ectaco. On the site you can learn www.lingvobit.ru russified description of programs. Just want to emphasize that, despite the similarity in names, Lingvosoft and its products to companies ABBYY, an overview of the dictionary which was published recently, have not the slightest relationship.
There is a category of products that I personally call it fun. That is when the use causes a smile, pleasure, joy. Funny gadgets, which are clearly doing their job, do not fail, serve as its owner until the break. In my life there were several such devices is a simple example - Sony Playstation 3. This thing has replaced our old player, in addition, we were able to watch movies on Blu-ray discs. You can play, watch photos in the family circle, to connect external hard drives and watch videos - in general, it took her a firm place on the shelf, and chase her out of no desire. My friend Sergei VILJANEN certainly could give the example of Sony PSP, for it is also fun gadget that is always in the bag - he watches and films and plays, and reads ... What did not make. But do not think that only foragers can bring joy and pleasure, no, no. Here is a simple example - an inexpensive but very classy Headset Nokia BH-106.
Well, not yet write about doroguschy devices for many thousands as well? I understand that it's great to read about all sorts of megaveschi, but the market is surely lives on an entirely different - an inexpensive and necessary to the greatest number of citizens. In principle, no Bluetooth-headset will not be as sold as any charger or battery, and is unlikely ever to change. Nevertheless, many low cost headsets required. Present to you the next sort of thing, Nokia BH-105. Not amazing, not delicious, but good.
You can safely say that the product is considered the quintessence of experience in developing enhancements to the company Nokia. It's not even that this is some very fancy model thousand four, the fact that this affordable headset is so good that even there is nothing to complain about. Frankly, I personally prefer the accessories Sony Ericsson, when it comes to headsets, but in 2009 the year of the Nokia is well, quite something serious. Change and design lines, and many things have become much more sophisticated, complicated. In the near future, our readers still have time to read and with mono and stereo headset with the company now seems to talk about the simplest things ... But that's exactly what seems to be - namely BH-104 can become a sales hit due to a combination of different characteristics, name, design and low price.
Today's review is not long, not clever at all, in fact, about anything. In fact, that here considered, only some two new wired headset Nokia, announced sometime before the new year and already have caused in my mind pleasant feeling of comfort, though has come true, finally, some long-cherished dream. Look at them, a fusion of modern technology and blah-blah-blah ... But first let me make an easy REW in the past.
Month has just begun, and we're already seeing a lot of interesting things. Announcement of a new line of corporate rates Beeline, announced on April 4, the output rate of the Free "MTS, some small but important changes in the existing proposals. Since the tariff news Beeline and MTS were interrelated, and we consider them together.
When traveling abroad you can substantially simplify your life, if you install on your PDA or Pocket PC program that will translate your phrase. Programs of this type are manufactured by companies Speereo (www.speereo.com) and LingvoSoft (www.lingvosoft.com).
Our preliminary material look here, now can be considered the final analysis of the proposals with a "sliding scale of prices in the market. Plus some refinements and additions, almost all of the basic figures and the main conclusions remain unchanged.
Argue that the efficient delivery of information is one of the foundations of a successful business, there will be none. In many countries a cup of coffee and a fresh edition of the newspaper has long become a tradition. Development of the Internet has brought to this process nuances. The news service is developing rapidly. With a little time searching for satisfying the requests a subscription, you can easily get the latest news releases on the PC. But until recently, this service was available to owners of smartphones and communicators. Late last year the situation has changed. Immediately two news resources have to provide fresh issue to its subscribers. We consider them as part of a review.
After a recent large-scale renovation, many weeping bitter tears, saying, well, that's why I bought last week iMac / MacBook or something else? Do not cry. Better look at me. Even taking into account the fact that it is possible somewhere inexpensive to produce iPhone 3Gs, Uncle Serge continues to live with the old, cheap, already rather worn iPhone 3G in white. And their fate I do not curse, the explanation is simple - chasing pack can be forever. In many ways, I stopped all that personal iPhone, like slippers, comfortable, cozy and very good. All contacts, notes, mail - everything is here is set up, established, familiar, and familiar. So is it worth the upgrade of a small stress associated with the transfer of information? I do not know. And in general, may be worth wait for the next unit. And so with the rest of the equipment - well, why cry about new products, if you already have something from Apple? Use and enjoy, and only then, when your laptop or phone morally obsolete, buy a new one. Let the newcomers are attached to the world nadkushennogo apple and buy more and more new devices.
As always, I will begin the article with a little lyrical digression. You've probably already heard rumors about the fact that sales of iPhone 3Gs in our country will begin in mid-October, allegedly by two operators. Allegedly the third refused. Rumors circulate one of the distribution companies the products Apple, we have other information. As rebuttal, it can not be used, say, a view of several people. So, if you bring these views together, the sales-to-date version of the iPhone will occupy all three operators, but that the exact dates or prices can not lead, the data differ. Someone said that before the end of the month the official iPhone 3Gs actually appear on the shelves, someone said that to wait for its appearance is the end of the year. Someone said that the price of the unit will begin with twenty-three thousand, someone says that the version with a minimal amount of memory will cost about thirty thousand. Guesswork, and even worse. Therefore, wait for the press releases from the operators. In the meantime, I suggest you dive into the world of applications for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
Not so long ago we wrote about the open rate "Mobile pensioner." We talked, among other things, an active "hilling" of individual market segments in terms of saturation SIM-cards in the Moscow region. With all the retirees are more or less clear, indeed many interested. And the fare is not bad, for it can be and limp to the office with a pension certificate. But "Children First" in the narrow concept of market segmentation does not really fit. Although the formal attributes (name) seems to be.