Comments on: Mobile Testers Needed!

By: Bill Glover

Bill Glover — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:21:38 +0000

I have a Nokia e61 and would be more than happy to help test a mobile version of ChinesePod.

I have to say that I am a little surprised that ChinesePod is going for a browser based mobile version. I think a mobile version would be considerably more valuable if it worked off-line and then synced when a connection was available. Mobile data tariffs (at least here in the UK) are still too expensive for most.

That said, if you’re looking for e61 testers, drop me an email.

By: mike san

mike san — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 18:17:34 +0000

i’ve a palm tx i’d like to test mandarin, though know no mandarin, just japanese french and thai

By: Bazza 白锐

Bazza 白锐 — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:50:19 +0000

I’d help out but I have a Nokia 6680.

By: AuntySue

AuntySue — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 11:07:41 +0000

I’ve got quite an assortment of Palm PDAs that I use for my studies already, but none of them are phones.

Does the emphasis on phonese imply they need network connectivity? Over here we pay such outrageous prices per Kb (yes, per kilobyte!) that having a phone and using it that way are two different stories.

On the other hand, my Palm TX and my LifeDrive both connect to my home network via wireless, for free. It’s always much quicker, though, to put bulk data on by copying from PC to the Palm’s SDCard.

By: Henning

Henning — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 06:08:51 +0000

Eileen
so I better give my phone into repair…

By: Eileen

Eileen — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 02:46:40 +0000

Hi Yves and Henning,

Will be contacting you in a couple of days about the mobile testing since I’m managing it now.
Hi Idfs,

So sorry, I don’t knwo your email. Can you please drop me an email if you have a chance so that I can put you on the list (if you’re interested in participating). Thanks!

By: goulnik (郭力毅)

goulnik (郭力毅) — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 15:29:48 +0000

thx Steve, will contact you - incidentally, I just had a demo of the Nokia N95, a big hit in the UK apparently, quite impressive. Any data on smartphone penetration and 12-months forecast?

By: Steve@ChinesePod

Steve@ChinesePod — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 05:19:42 +0000

Henning / Goulnik - sorry for omitting Windows Mobile. We do want to run the test on the WM OS. kdfs - the site will also run on handhelds like the Palm. The main system requirement is that the device has an XHTML browser.

By: Ken Carroll

Ken Carroll — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 02:57:12 +0000

Taipan,

No. My reference was to a series of audio experiments, one of which you’ll hear this week.

Mobile is something we’ve been looking at for some time and now we’re ready to start testing. But don’t worry, the new developments won’t create any disruptions!

Ken Carroll

By: TaiPan

TaiPan — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 02:42:48 +0000

Ken,

Is this the big news you hinted toward in your last blog response? This is an awesome step for Chinesepod and a huge undertaking. But you’re still in beta…

What else do you have up your sleeve?