Comments on: Is Hotxt Hot? http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/04/24/is-hotxt-hot/ Russell Buckley and Carlo Longino on mobile technology. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:31:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Everything and the Mobile Software Universe… » Ultra Low Cost Phone challenge: Complex Languages … Are REALLY complex to draw and edit. http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/04/24/is-hotxt-hot/comment-page-1/#comment-59404 Everything and the Mobile Software Universe… » Ultra Low Cost Phone challenge: Complex Languages … Are REALLY complex to draw and edit. Sun, 26 Nov 2006 13:26:55 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/04/24/is-hotxt-hot/#comment-59404 [...] Perhaps you’ve heard a lot about ULC (Ultra Low Cost) cellphones in the industry (many companies are aiming this market, see The Motorola F3)…but they are targetted to new markets, where text rendering/input is really more complex than our relatively simple alphabet: it is mandatory if you want to reach the mass of Indian users, Sri Lanka, Cambodge, Hebrew, Arabic, Philippina , Chineese…and you want cause “texting (smsing)” is a big thing: else your new emerging market will be limited to eastern Europe or South America, and be sure that text messaging will continue growing bigger. Look at the buzz around hotxt (read this mobHappy article about this new service, even if it is all but positive about it or at SMS Text News, please check the comments on this one… ) or Berggi (Berggi GigaOM article, I’m not sure about the business model of such an offer, 10 bucks a month to send sms!!). IM is perhaps the next text heavyweight champion (check this techCrunch article about the next bif ideas around IM) So Text IS big and will stay big…so emerging markets have to have the tools to leverage this potential! Two different issues to be fixed araise: [...] [...] Perhaps you’ve heard a lot about ULC (Ultra Low Cost) cellphones in the industry (many companies are aiming this market, see The Motorola F3)…but they are targetted to new markets, where text rendering/input is really more complex than our relatively simple alphabet: it is mandatory if you want to reach the mass of Indian users, Sri Lanka, Cambodge, Hebrew, Arabic, Philippina , Chineese…and you want cause “texting (smsing)” is a big thing: else your new emerging market will be limited to eastern Europe or South America, and be sure that text messaging will continue growing bigger. Look at the buzz around hotxt (read this mobHappy article about this new service, even if it is all but positive about it or at SMS Text News, please check the comments on this one… ) or Berggi (Berggi GigaOM article, I’m not sure about the business model of such an offer, 10 bucks a month to send sms!!). IM is perhaps the next text heavyweight champion (check this techCrunch article about the next bif ideas around IM) So Text IS big and will stay big…so emerging markets have to have the tools to leverage this potential! Two different issues to be fixed araise: [...]

]]> By: Hotel Goes Down Free Route at MobHappy http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/04/24/is-hotxt-hot/comment-page-1/#comment-52552 Hotel Goes Down Free Route at MobHappy Thu, 16 Nov 2006 21:04:55 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/04/24/is-hotxt-hot/#comment-52552 [...] Back in April, I posted a review of Hotxt, a downloadable Java application that allowed you to send all the sms-type messages you wanted for £1 ($1.79) a week. This concluded with the view that: So, is Hotxt hot? To be honest, I’d go for lukewarm with lots of potential. If they sort out their usability/copy writing issues and went for a free service at the core, I think they’d be red hot. [...] [...] Back in April, I posted a review of Hotxt, a downloadable Java application that allowed you to send all the sms-type messages you wanted for £1 ($1.79) a week. This concluded with the view that: So, is Hotxt hot? To be honest, I’d go for lukewarm with lots of potential. If they sort out their usability/copy writing issues and went for a free service at the core, I think they’d be red hot. [...]

]]> By: Telia Offers All You Can Eat SMS Price at MobHappy http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/04/24/is-hotxt-hot/comment-page-1/#comment-4592 Telia Offers All You Can Eat SMS Price at MobHappy Thu, 04 May 2006 14:49:17 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/04/24/is-hotxt-hot/#comment-4592 [...] This is bad news for high profile Hotxt, who I wrote about last week. Their subscription of ¬£1 a week for unlimited texting doesn’t look so attractive when compared to Telia’s ¬£1.82, especially when you consider Hotxt can only send messages to other people with their software installed on their phones. [...] [...] This is bad news for high profile Hotxt, who I wrote about last week. Their subscription of ¬£1 a week for unlimited texting doesn’t look so attractive when compared to Telia’s ¬£1.82, especially when you consider Hotxt can only send messages to other people with their software installed on their phones. [...]

]]> By: Fred http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/04/24/is-hotxt-hot/comment-page-1/#comment-4096 Fred Wed, 26 Apr 2006 09:11:45 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/04/24/is-hotxt-hot/#comment-4096 Tex2 worries me because the T&C's indicate that you are allowing the company and its partners to advertise to you. Hopefully there are better premium services in the offing ? Tex2 worries me because the T&C’s indicate that you are allowing the company and its partners to advertise to you. Hopefully there are better premium services in the offing ?

]]> By: Roger Miller http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/04/24/is-hotxt-hot/comment-page-1/#comment-3900 Roger Miller Tue, 25 Apr 2006 17:09:17 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/04/24/is-hotxt-hot/#comment-3900 Take a look at netomat.net. Like Hotxt they have a service, netomat Hub, that seems to offer much improved text messaging, but much more, in terms of multi-media messaging, photos, group communications, PC to mobile, as well as mobile to mobile, RSS feeds, etc. Perhaps their offering is way too complicated, but it is free! Cheers, Roger Take a look at netomat.net. Like Hotxt they have a service, netomat Hub, that seems to offer much improved text messaging, but much more, in terms of multi-media messaging, photos, group communications, PC to mobile, as well as mobile to mobile, RSS feeds, etc. Perhaps their offering is way too complicated, but it is free! Cheers, Roger

]]> By: Richard Hill http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/04/24/is-hotxt-hot/comment-page-1/#comment-3703 Richard Hill Tue, 25 Apr 2006 09:19:11 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/04/24/is-hotxt-hot/#comment-3703 Another similar service is Simtext which you can get at www.simtext.com. Looks better thought out to me and they have a cool online messaging interface. Sits between tex2 and hotxt in terms of pricing. It'll be interesting to see which of these guys makes some headway. Another similar service is Simtext which you can get at http://www.simtext.com. Looks better thought out to me and they have a cool online messaging interface. Sits between tex2 and hotxt in terms of pricing. It’ll be interesting to see which of these guys makes some headway.

]]> By: Russell Buckley http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/04/24/is-hotxt-hot/comment-page-1/#comment-3634 Russell Buckley Tue, 25 Apr 2006 06:00:15 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/04/24/is-hotxt-hot/#comment-3634 Horatio - as far as I know, they don't get a revenue share of the data costs. UK operators wouldn't offer this now and I doubt any time soon. Hotxt are seeking to monetise via their ¬£1 a week charge. Tex2me via other premium services that they are yet to announce. Russell Horatio – as far as I know, they don’t get a revenue share of the data costs. UK operators wouldn’t offer this now and I doubt any time soon. Hotxt are seeking to monetise via their ¬£1 a week charge. Tex2me via other premium services that they are yet to announce.

Russell

]]> By: Horatio B. Bogbindero http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/04/24/is-hotxt-hot/comment-page-1/#comment-3547 Horatio B. Bogbindero Mon, 24 Apr 2006 23:13:48 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/04/24/is-hotxt-hot/#comment-3547 Do these services get GRPS revenue share? How do they monetize? Do these services get GRPS revenue share? How do they monetize?

]]> By: Tex2Me Offers Free Messaging at MobHappy http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/04/24/is-hotxt-hot/comment-page-1/#comment-3542 Tex2Me Offers Free Messaging at MobHappy Mon, 24 Apr 2006 18:14:54 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/04/24/is-hotxt-hot/#comment-3542 [...] « Is Hotxt Hot? [...] [...] « Is Hotxt Hot? [...]

]]> By: Stu http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/04/24/is-hotxt-hot/comment-page-1/#comment-3541 Stu Mon, 24 Apr 2006 17:52:43 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/04/24/is-hotxt-hot/#comment-3541 You say it would be 'really ballsy' to follow the Skype model and launch with a totally free GPRS message offering. In fact, someone already has. Tex2 (www.tex2me.com) launched before Hotxt, though admittedly without the personality. It pledges a 'free for life' offering with no strings attached. Which can't be bad. You say it would be ‘really ballsy’ to follow the Skype model and launch with a totally free GPRS message offering.

In fact, someone already has.

Tex2 (www.tex2me.com) launched before Hotxt, though admittedly without the personality. It pledges a ‘free for life’ offering with no strings attached.

Which can’t be bad.

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