Comments on: When exactly will mobile IM take over SMS? http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/05/21/when-exactly-will-mobile-im-take-over-sms/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:24:11 -0500 hourly 1 By: wan http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/05/21/when-exactly-will-mobile-im-take-over-sms/comment-page-1/#comment-787114 wan Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:06:19 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=26669#comment-787114 Try this web site: <a href="http://www.freesmsfrompctomobile.com/" rel="nofollow">Send Free Sms From Pc To Mobile</a> Try this web site: Send Free Sms From Pc To Mobile

]]> By: Rupert Goldie http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/05/21/when-exactly-will-mobile-im-take-over-sms/comment-page-1/#comment-713215 Rupert Goldie Wed, 28 May 2008 07:32:52 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=26669#comment-713215 If an IM application does presence it puts a lot more load on the network and phone than SMS. If you try running an application like jaiku or mig33 you will run your battery down much faster than using normal calling and SMS. If an IM application does presence it puts a lot more load on the network and phone than SMS. If you try running an application like jaiku or mig33 you will run your battery down much faster than using normal calling and SMS.

]]> By: Rob http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/05/21/when-exactly-will-mobile-im-take-over-sms/comment-page-1/#comment-708861 Rob Sun, 25 May 2008 13:05:40 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=26669#comment-708861 I think SMS will continue to break all records and prove the soothe sayers wrong. IM like MMS has not a hope of making in-roads and mounting a challenge to SMS dominance. SMS is now established as part of our global culture is there really any products out there as universally simple and easy to use that could supplant it? Come on guys it's common sense SMS will be dominant and here for at least another generation. I think SMS will continue to break all records and prove the soothe sayers wrong. IM like MMS has not a hope of making in-roads and mounting a challenge to SMS dominance. SMS is now established as part of our global culture is there really any products out there as universally simple and easy to use that could supplant it? Come on guys it’s common sense SMS will be dominant and here for at least another generation.

]]> By: Gil http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/05/21/when-exactly-will-mobile-im-take-over-sms/comment-page-1/#comment-705580 Gil Fri, 23 May 2008 10:18:43 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=26669#comment-705580 http://mobilespoon.blogspot.com http://mobilespoon.blogspot.com

]]> By: Arturo Servin http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/05/21/when-exactly-will-mobile-im-take-over-sms/comment-page-1/#comment-705463 Arturo Servin Fri, 23 May 2008 08:38:30 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=26669#comment-705463 I think the most important reasons are reluctance to chance and money. People are so used to send SMS that is difficult to change unless there is a motivation. Because usability won't be (at least now), the only one would be money. When sending IMs over the mobile becomes cheaper (much cheaper) than SMS (even though it is quite expensive) then it will be a motivation and it will take off. I think the most important reasons are reluctance to chance and money. People are so used to send SMS that is difficult to change unless there is a motivation. Because usability won’t be (at least now), the only one would be money. When sending IMs over the mobile becomes cheaper (much cheaper) than SMS (even though it is quite expensive) then it will be a motivation and it will take off.

]]> By: foaf http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/05/21/when-exactly-will-mobile-im-take-over-sms/comment-page-1/#comment-702503 foaf Wed, 21 May 2008 09:01:01 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=26669#comment-702503 A major reason for mobile SMS not being pushed onto the consumer, is surely that the Mobile Operators cannot charge per IM. SMS is a massive revenue generator (in the UK at least), but data is charged differently, and cannot hope to generate the same revenue (especially with the increase in 'unlimited' data plans). With SMS increasingly being displayed as conversations (iPhone & WinMob 6.1), I think the blur between the two will increase. But the walled garden of IM apps is a massive issue. A major reason for mobile SMS not being pushed onto the consumer, is surely that the Mobile Operators cannot charge per IM. SMS is a massive revenue generator (in the UK at least), but data is charged differently, and cannot hope to generate the same revenue (especially with the increase in ‘unlimited’ data plans).

With SMS increasingly being displayed as conversations (iPhone & WinMob 6.1), I think the blur between the two will increase. But the walled garden of IM apps is a massive issue.

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