Look ma, it works! Posting this non-article from my iPhone! (Thanks Ken at ibiblio for opening mod_sec so xmlrpc.php works.)
Also, picked up my iPhone 3G today from the Apple Store. On my third attempt. AT&T sucks. That may be a subject for another post…
No Comments Visiting Coldwell Banker on an iPhone now directs you to the iPhone version of their site.
My initial thoughts on their iPhone site are similar to Joel’s review. It is certainly easy to browse listings and pull up a listing detail page to see more information and photos and I agree with Joel about completeness of listing coverage being the biggest issue. I predominately saw Coldwell Banker listings, but I did come across a Century 21 listing in my Seattle search and an ERA listing in my Los Angeles search. This means the site is at least pulling in other Realogy listings, but likely favoring Coldwell Banker listings in the search ordering.
It wouldn’t surprise me if the other Realogy brands are currently working on their own iPhone Web sites. Do you think other large brokerages are close behind in the race to please the expanding mobile market?
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If Apple had taken the “Don’t Be Evil” pledge early on, I would feel a lot better. As it is, there seems to be more than a little weight being thrown around.
The threat to shut down the iTunes Music Store in the face of a proposed increase in pricing for songwriters that would crack the 99 cent barrier reminds me of the “cut in school budget that will terminate the High School football program unless the referendum is passed”. There are enough iPods being sold that the loss leader on the endcaps of the virtual aisle of the Music Store will still leave Apple hauling in the cash. Microsoft, SanDisk, Samsung, Sony, Creative, and a host of others have been struggling for years to get some sort of handle on the ipod busines to no avail - and there is no way that Apple is going to cut off that source of advantage in hardware sales that the music store represents.
The decision announced today to welcome IBM, Lotus Notes and 140 million seats of said software into the iPhone App store is the big shove. The IBM iNotes Ultralite (free app, no less) was approved only a week or ten days after slamming the App store shut on a developer who had an application that competed with Apple’s Mail program. There was another developer with a program called “Podcaster” that allowed the iPhone to download podcasts directly, without stopping by iTunes along the way.
The only problem is that IBM is so tightly linked with RIM’s Blackberry in the enterprise space that the uptake on iPhones may not be as big as Apple thinks. And those developers who ended up with a bad aftertaste from the Apple App Store might be happy with their skills deployed in the world of Android.
At least there are a couple of heavyweights on the block, not just one.
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This is a portion of an interview for Huisgenoot magazine from 2007. I’m not even sure if it was ever published because the journalist was forced to redo the initial interview, which focussed on Skype to include a few questions about Internet access.
1. What are the different Internet access options available to South African consumers?
Dial-up: is the original mechanism used by home users to connect to the Internet access. Your computer connects to the Internet via telephone line. Your operating system like WindowsXP or Linux uses a modem to connect a computer and a telephone line to dial into an Internet service provider’s (ISP) node to establish a modem-to-modem link, which is then routed to the Internet. It is an analogue connection and by comparison the slowest Internet connection. Prices vary from R45 to R145 per month.
ISDN: is a circuit-switched telephone network system, designed to allow digital transmission of voice and data over ordinary telephone copper wires, resulting in better quality and higher data speeds than
are available with analogue. It was often used in videoconferencing because it provides simultaneous voice, video, and text transmissions. Pricing is a combination of monthly subscription + hours dialed into the Internet.
Broadband: is an “always-on” on Internet connection which can be both over fixed telephone lines (ADSL) or wireless connections. Research by Arthur Goldstuck predictes South Africa will have 1.37 million broadband users by end of 2008.
All internet connections require a modem unless you are using your cell phone as a modem. There are packages that includes free modems and some that don’t which can be more expensive per month.
2. Which one of these Internet access connections is the best?
ADSL is the best option because bandwidth options available are currently much more flexible than wireless broadband packages. The bandwidth costs are also the lowest when you work out per Gig costs. You do not have the flexibility of the wireless connections but with wireless hotspots you can still use your Internet connection, through a laptop, from locations like the airport, most major hotels and a growing list of coffee shops and restaurants.
3. What Internet access connection is the most cost effective?
iBurst has the cheapest entry level package at R49 per month, which is cheaper than most dial-up connections. However, this excludes a modem which can cost more than R2000. ADSL broadband packages now start at R199 which includes modems and the month bandwidth usage often billed separately.
4. What do you need to get your Internet connection going?
Whatever type of Internet connection you choose, the free modem option for a 12 or 24 month contract is the way to go. Unless you have some rather unusual reason to avoid the contract, you do not loose when prices come down. I’ve had Telkom Closer 5 packages with the fastes ADSL since it was launched and every time prices came down, I received a discount on my mothly bill. There are so many different packages which is confusing to the novice Internet user. So once you chose ADSL that modem cannot work with iBurst or 3G for example. Choose the one you think you can stick with for at least 12-24 months and if need be sell it to someone else if you move to another type of Internet access connection.
5. What are the different Internet service providers (ISPs)?
You can get dial-up, IDSN or ADSL directly from Telkom Internet, which again is simpler because its added to your your monthly telephone bill. And I highly recommended the Telkom Closer packages for residential users. If you already have a dial-up with MWEB or someone else it may be worth upgrading to ADSL or iBurst. If you do not have a landline 3G is the way to go with either Vodacom or MTN. You can get 3G packages from your cellphone provider. There are over 150 small ISPs in South Africa.
6. How do you go about choosing an ISP?
The easiest way to choose an ISP is to ask your current telecommunications provider (Telkom or your cellphone company). Now if you are already on a dial-up connection and thinking of upgrading to broadband read through this thread on the MyADSL forum. Otherwise ask a friend or colleague who has been on the Internet for more than 2 years for a recommendation.
7. Who is the best Internet Service Provider?
They are all different depending whether you go fixed line or wireless. I have used Telkom Internet because I have enjoyed the benefits of the Telkom Closer packages. And I get one bill at the end of the month. However, I have recently had 3 months of very bad service from them and I am now looking for a new ISP as my own demand for bandwidth and service increases. Last year I purchased a 3G contract with Nashua Mobile who have also let me down in how ridiculously inflexible they are with their cellphone and 3G contracts. I don’t like their billing system and recommend you avoid a 3G/HSDPA contract like this: get a cellphone that supports 3G/HSDPA or Wifi and buy a data bundle as an when you need it. . Many of the smaller ISPs are able to deliver personalised services so at least call 2 or 3 of them.
Parece mentira que todo un consultor en telecomunicaciones como el que suscribe tenga dudas sobre una chorrada semejante. Un caso claro de “en casa del herrero, cuchara de palo”. El caso es que todas las personas que vamos a trabajar en la oficina de Proyectalis, por lo menos durante una buena temporada, vamos a tener portatil, móvil y 3G. Hasta ahora no ha habido un solo mes en el que me haya pasado del giga que viene incluido con la oferta del 3G, aunque quizás ahora que empiezo a trabajar más tiempo en la oficina que en casa (donde tengo ADSL y WiFi) me lleve alguna desagradable sorpresa.
El caso es que en este escenario no se si me merece la pena poner en la oficina una lÃnea fija y un ADSL. Se que es poco dinero, pero es una cuestión de principios y de administración. Los 3G no son sustituibles: son nuestra conexión cuando estamos viajando o en el cliente, y son, junto con el ADSL en casa, la piedra angular de la flexibilidad de horarios. El sector más reaccionario de los empresarios me aconseja dos cosas que no acabo de compartir:
). En la parte de los contras, tengo un servidor (CVS, entorno de desarrollo, servidor de ficheros y poco más) sobre Kubuntu que no tendrÃa conexión a Internet (salvo a través de un WiFi de Jazztel abierto y sin contraseña de un vecino, pero no me parece muy sensato 
). Conforme vayamos subiendo personal y entre gente de un perfil más administrativo o “currela” 
, a lo mejor si es necesario poner lÃneas fijas y ADSL, pero hoy por hoy no acabo de verlo.
¿Como lo véis? ¿Experiencias a favor o en contra?
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