OT: Mobile Directories WAS: Large ISPs doing NAT?
You would think the phone companies who already have most of the necessary resources, i.e. the yellow pages/directory listings, would be all over this idea as a way to sell thier device/generate even more listing revenue. Killer app: Cell Phone/PDA/GPSw Mapping,routing in a Palm form factor. Just my 2¢. The delete key is your friend. -----Original Message----- From: Scott Francis [mailto:darkuncle@darkuncle.net] Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 10:43 AM To: Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu Cc: nanog@merit.edu Subject: Re: Large ISPs doing NAT? On Fri, May 03, 2002 at 08:29:32AM -0400, Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu said:
On Fri, 03 May 2002 00:12:34 PDT, Scott Francis said:
Your phone can surf porn? Maybe the technology revolution has finally arriv= ed after all ...
No, it's still in the "dancing bear" stage. There's the question of whether it's worth doing on that class display device....
On the other hand, if somebody's looking for a *business* opportunity, I could see a *big* market for "Where do I find?" databases for GPS-capable phones - I think somebody already did a "public restrooms in Manhattan", and I know I've been in strange cities, known there was a specific restraunt or store somewhere within 10 blocks, and been willing to pay for a reliable hint for the parking garage nearest...
that is an excellent idea. I know one thing I would LOVE to have is a search engine that can answer my question, "Where can I find a coffee house {optionally: with 802.11b} open after midnight during the week in Los Angeles {optionally: the Valley}?" No good answers so far ... at least, none that involve driving less than 30 minutes. :) -- Scott Francis darkuncle@ [home:] d a r k u n c l e . n e t Systems/Network Manager sfrancis@ [work:] t o n o s . c o m GPG public key 0xCB33CCA7 illum oportet crescere me autem minui
On Fri, May 03, 2002 at 12:11:33PM -0700, Rowland, Alan D wrote:
You would think the phone companies who already have most of the necessary resources, i.e. the yellow pages/directory listings, would be all over this idea as a way to sell thier device/generate even more listing revenue.
Killer app: Cell Phone/PDA/GPSw Mapping,routing in a Palm form factor.
Just my 2¢. The delete key is your friend.
I can probably name you half a dozen companies which are, or were, "all over" this sort of thing, and at least two of them are Bell/YP shops. I used to work for one of the others (prior to the usual dot-com implosion). Right now, they seem to expect you to 411 it, instead, and let the low-wage humans on the other end of the line make a guess. And remember: just because it's a killer app doesn't mean anyone is willing to pay for it. -- *************************************************************************** Joel Baker System Administrator - lightbearer.com lucifer@lightbearer.com http://users.lightbearer.com/lucifer/
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