IP: Survey on cell phone features

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 02:54:49 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Marcus Haebler <haebler () gradient cis upenn edu>
> To: farber () cis upenn edu
> Subject: Survey on cell phone features
>
> Prof. Farber,
>
> I thought this might be interesting for the IP list. It is certainly some
> interesting data for a couple of discussion we had in class (TCOM670) this
> semester (I was the TA).
>
> Best,
>
> Marcus Haebler
>
>
> Article from http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/rop-07.05.01-000/
> freely translated to English.
>
> www.jamba.de, a portal for WAP, SMS, ... in Germany did a survey
> national survey about features consumers want to see on cell phones.
> Every feature was ranked in four categories between "absolutly
> necessary" to "unneeded" by the participants. Here are the results
> I grabbed out of the article in list form:
>
> - more than 50% wanted bigger displays
> - more than 50% wanted color displays
> - 18% thought color is "absolutly necessary"
> - 64% thought a builtin camera was not necessary
> - more than 60% think that fast data connection with Internet
>   access are important
> - 43% can do without WAP
> - for 27% Email is important
> - 36% think that GPRS is unneeded
> - but 62% hope for UMTS
> - 70% believe that Bluetooth is "not so important" or "unneeded"
> - 54% don't want to miss a builtin MP3 player
> - 44% want a headset included with the cell phone (using the cell
>   phone while driving is forbidden in Germany)
> - 72% would put up with commercials on the cell phone if phone
>   usage is free
> - Organizer functions with Internet integration are ranked
>   "desired" or "necessary" by 53%.
>
> Translators comments:
> ---------------------
> I couldn't find the original source at jamba.de. I'd like to see
> that. A list of questions asked and the kind of people they asked
> would also be very helpful, I guess.
>
> If you believe this, there is hope for UMTS while it looks bad for
> Bluetooth.  Also, WAP is not as great. For all the non-Europeans here,
> bidirectional SMS is a reality in Germany for about 5 years (I always have
> to laugh when Verizon tries to sell that as a great new feature in its TV
> ads). WAP is on the market for over a year now (I believe).



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