Back in September I greeted the launch of AT&T’s Ogo with derision. Why would anyone want a text only mobile device, when most usage of mobiles is voice calls - not to mention most of the revenue?
The press releases talked about tongue-tied teen boys being the target, which sounded like wishful thinking.
Well, it took them less than six months to find out that, indeed, no one would want a voiceless mobile and they’ve discontinued it.
I’m all for trying new things but, sometimes you gotta wonder what these guys are thinking.
It’s possible that there are countries where such a phone would be attractive if adopted on a large scale (and if it is much cheaper than a phone with voice support).
Well, believe it or not some people can’t hear, or can’t hear well enough to need a cell phone. Another shocker is that these people (we’ll call them deaf for now) actually like to communicate while on the go as much as people that can hear. Strange, isn’t it?
I’m sure it wasn’t your intention to overlook these people, but this product is great for folk who just can’t hear.
i actually can hear and i own an ogo….and i love it. i show it off to all my friends. my friends who have the sidekick and sidekick II have even told me that they want to get an ogo because it seems better than what they have. for musicians who are constantly in sessions or on the road and dont want to talk; this is the perfect device. and for people who text, and instant message all the time, this is wonderful
its over 2 years now …. yes, the single feature of text message for ogo just does not cut it …. need more features to really make it happen.