Why isn't everyone WAPing

Genie · 25-08-2000, 16:52

I've just bought my nokia 7110 Wap phone and find that the WAP feature are absolutely brilliant.

Nobody on this forum seems to be talking about it!

I mean you can access your email from it without resorting to a PC + a million other uses. There are so many WAP sites out there and they are ever expanding.

You have to experience WAP to know what I'm talking about. Everything from the weather to news to TV listings can be found on it and on my tariff, I don't even pay for it when using it as part of the inclusive minutes.

Come on write in a discuss it!

James D · 25-08-2000, 21:23

No one can say I don't talk about WAP! I love it!

I've had my 7110e for a few months and after the shock of very expensive phone bills (that are decreasing) I am more than happy about it.

Some people have been very harsh on it, and some still are, but it serves the purpose that I bought it for - checking emails, getting the latest entertainment/headline news.

Yes the mobile networks shouldn't have advertised it as being the Internet on your mobile as it isn't.

I love it and I have found a cool little Hangman game! (http:www.topstudy.com/wap/game/hang/)

What tarrif/network are you on Genie? (going by the name I would imagine BT Cellnet)

Genie · 30-08-2000, 14:17

I'm on Orange everyday 50 actually.

This tariff is great 'cos you can use WAP services free everyday for 50 minutes, even the weekend. After your 50 minutes you pay 5p per minute which is not too bad.

I can even connect it to my computer or PDA and use it as a modem to connect to the web, again 50 minutes free each day for this too. So I get completely free internet access with no call charges using this.

James D · 30-08-2000, 19:01

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Genie:
This tariff is great 'cos you can use WAP services free everyday for 50 minutes, even the weekend. After your 50 minutes you pay 5p per minute which is not too bad.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Just to say that if you use WAP after your 50 minutes don't bother paying Orange 5p a minute join someone like mviva (www.mviva.co.uk) and your WAP calls are only 1p per minute after 7pm! (weekdays)

Genie · 04-09-2000, 13:33

Thanks. mviva is quite good.

starry_rune · 26-11-2014, 22:44

I loved a bit of WAPing back in the day

I'm just bumping this for fun, and for a wee trip down memory lane to see how times have changed. Did WAP impress you?

MGS4SnakeRulez · 26-11-2014, 22:58

I loved WAP too. I had a Nokia 3330 which was practically the same as a 3310 but with WAP capabilities. I also had a Genie SIM card which gave you 300 texts and free WAP for topping up £10 a month which was not offered by other networks on pay as you go back then.

Great times. No WiFi, 3G or 4G then.

gdjman68wasdigi · 26-11-2014, 23:01

I was reading this on my iPhone 6 and thinking....wth??

jabbamk1 · 26-11-2014, 23:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by gdjman68wasdigi

I was reading this on my iPhone 6 and thinking....wth??

How's EDGE?

Alex_1 · 26-11-2014, 23:38

I had the 7110 in fact I still have.... Memo to me... must post a photo of it

Thought it was the bees knees at the time

Prof-x · 27-11-2014, 00:05

I made a WAP site for a Nokia 6210 in uni. Got top marks!

SNAKE!

jonmorris · 27-11-2014, 01:02

Wow, what a thread bump!

I can remember (vaguely) creating a WAP site for my own website, and wondering why it was so incredibly complicated - with a series of cards and separate pages that reminded me of teletext services.

I was so glad once phones began to display ordinary HTML pages properly, even if in just black and white and mostly, if not only, text.

WAP was a waste of time IMO. The files you had to create were unnecessarily large, and there were so many ways to break them - so they didn't work at all, or more commonly, worked differently on different models.

Come back and ask me again in another 14 years what I think and maybe I'll be more nostalgic and say how wonderful it was!

noise747 · 27-11-2014, 07:48

Never got into Wap, I had a Motorola phone on the BT cellnet network as my first Wap phone, i have no idea what year, it have been a few years back.

I just thought it was a bit slow and awkward to use

davethorp · 27-11-2014, 09:14

Ah WAP, that brings back memories. Purely black and white text based pages loading in about 30 seconds on a 1 inch screen. And we liked it!!

This has got to be one of the oldest thread bumps ever surely!

acoolwelshbloke · 27-11-2014, 09:20

WAP was crap!

nessyfencer · 27-11-2014, 09:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by acoolwelshbloke

WAP was crap!

Without WAP, we would not have smart phones and fast mobile internet today.

nessyfencer · 27-11-2014, 09:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by James D

I love it and I have found a cool little Hangman game! (http:www.topstudy.com/wap/game/hang/)

Doesn't work

DS Forum Support · 27-11-2014, 10:45

Please don't bump ancient threads.

25-08-2000, 16:52	#1
Genie Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: London, UK Posts: 59	I've just bought my nokia 7110 Wap phone and find that the WAP feature are absolutely brilliant. Nobody on this forum seems to be talking about it! I mean you can access your email from it without resorting to a PC + a million other uses. There are so many WAP sites out there and they are ever expanding. You have to experience WAP to know what I'm talking about. Everything from the weather to news to TV listings can be found on it and on my tariff, I don't even pay for it when using it as part of the inclusive minutes. Come on write in a discuss it!

25-08-2000, 21:23	#2
James D Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,167	No one can say I don't talk about WAP! I love it! I've had my 7110e for a few months and after the shock of very expensive phone bills (that are decreasing) I am more than happy about it. Some people have been very harsh on it, and some still are, but it serves the purpose that I bought it for - checking emails, getting the latest entertainment/headline news. Yes the mobile networks shouldn't have advertised it as being the Internet on your mobile as it isn't. I love it and I have found a cool little Hangman game! (http:www.topstudy.com/wap/game/hang/) What tarrif/network are you on Genie? (going by the name I would imagine BT Cellnet)

30-08-2000, 14:17	#3
Genie Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: London, UK Posts: 59	I'm on Orange everyday 50 actually. This tariff is great 'cos you can use WAP services free everyday for 50 minutes, even the weekend. After your 50 minutes you pay 5p per minute which is not too bad. I can even connect it to my computer or PDA and use it as a modem to connect to the web, again 50 minutes free each day for this too. So I get completely free internet access with no call charges using this.

30-08-2000, 19:01	#4
James D Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,167	<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Genie: This tariff is great 'cos you can use WAP services free everyday for 50 minutes, even the weekend. After your 50 minutes you pay 5p per minute which is not too bad.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Just to say that if you use WAP after your 50 minutes don't bother paying Orange 5p a minute join someone like mviva (www.mviva.co.uk) and your WAP calls are only 1p per minute after 7pm! (weekdays)

04-09-2000, 13:33	#5
Genie Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: London, UK Posts: 59	Thanks. mviva is quite good.

26-11-2014, 22:44	#6
starry_rune Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 5,658	I loved a bit of WAPing back in the day I'm just bumping this for fun, and for a wee trip down memory lane to see how times have changed. Did WAP impress you?

26-11-2014, 22:58	#7
MGS4SnakeRulez Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 16,705	I loved WAP too. I had a Nokia 3330 which was practically the same as a 3310 but with WAP capabilities. I also had a Genie SIM card which gave you 300 texts and free WAP for topping up £10 a month which was not offered by other networks on pay as you go back then. Great times. No WiFi, 3G or 4G then.

26-11-2014, 23:01	#8
gdjman68wasdigi Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Liverpool/sarf London. Posts: 11,759	I was reading this on my iPhone 6 and thinking....wth??

26-11-2014, 23:09	#9
jabbamk1 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: London, UK Posts: 8,759	Quote: Originally Posted by gdjman68wasdigi I was reading this on my iPhone 6 and thinking....wth?? How's EDGE?

26-11-2014, 23:38	#10
Alex_1 Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Leeds Posts: 113	I had the 7110 in fact I still have.... Memo to me... must post a photo of it Thought it was the bees knees at the time

27-11-2014, 00:05	#11
Prof-x Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 261	I made a WAP site for a Nokia 6210 in uni. Got top marks! SNAKE!

27-11-2014, 01:02	#12
jonmorris Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: a land filled with trolls Posts: 12,018	Wow, what a thread bump! I can remember (vaguely) creating a WAP site for my own website, and wondering why it was so incredibly complicated - with a series of cards and separate pages that reminded me of teletext services. I was so glad once phones began to display ordinary HTML pages properly, even if in just black and white and mostly, if not only, text. WAP was a waste of time IMO. The files you had to create were unnecessarily large, and there were so many ways to break them - so they didn't work at all, or more commonly, worked differently on different models. Come back and ask me again in another 14 years what I think and maybe I'll be more nostalgic and say how wonderful it was!

27-11-2014, 07:48	#13
noise747 Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Herefordshire Posts: 22,810	Never got into Wap, I had a Motorola phone on the BT cellnet network as my first Wap phone, i have no idea what year, it have been a few years back. I just thought it was a bit slow and awkward to use

27-11-2014, 09:14	#14
davethorp Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Preston, Lancashire Posts: 7,255	Ah WAP, that brings back memories. Purely black and white text based pages loading in about 30 seconds on a 1 inch screen. And we liked it!! This has got to be one of the oldest thread bumps ever surely!

27-11-2014, 09:20	#15
acoolwelshbloke Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Swansea, UK. Posts: 2,469	WAP was crap!

27-11-2014, 09:26	#16
nessyfencer Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Loony fae Aberdeen Posts: 8,195	Quote: Originally Posted by acoolwelshbloke WAP was crap! Without WAP, we would not have smart phones and fast mobile internet today.

27-11-2014, 09:27	#17
nessyfencer Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Loony fae Aberdeen Posts: 8,195	Quote: Originally Posted by James D I love it and I have found a cool little Hangman game! (http:www.topstudy.com/wap/game/hang/) Doesn't work

27-11-2014, 10:45	#18
DS Forum Support Forum Administrator Join Date: Feb 2000 Posts: 12,570	Please don't bump ancient threads.

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