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1. I want to try a WAP site before I buy a phone?
No problem. We have a WAP simulator on this site. Go to the WAP Directory, and have a hunt for a WAP site that interests you, and when you click on the link, a little window will pop open, with a WAP simulator in it, and you can then view that WAP site immediately.
2. Can I avoid using my suppliers WAP gateway?
Yes, is the simple answer. Some phone companies may restrict what WAP sites you can visit, so an independent WAP gateway is a useful thing to have. Also, by using a mobile phone company's own WAP gateway, your first page will always be their home page, while some independent gateways let you choose your home page. We have a list of
the gateways that we know about on this web site. You will need to refer to your phone instructions for details of setting them up. Some gateways are only available to registered users, and that is logical, as they don't charge you for using their equipment. One point to note, is that the independent gateways may not always be as
reliable as the one provided by your phone company. This is simply because the phone company is able to spend huge sums on the gateway, as they get an income from your phone calls, the independent gateways do not have that luxury.
3. What types of network support WAP?
One of the great things about WAP is that it is very easy to use it on almost any wireless format. Currently WAP is being used by both GSM, CDMA and TDMA cellular phone networks. Most people talk about WAP as a GSM standard, but that is only due to the high usage of WAP by the GSM networks. Naturally, the mobile phone network has to
enable WAP on their service, but a lot of them are doing so. WAP can also be ported to other wireless formats, notably DECT, the format for European domestic cordless phones, which is being used in a lot of offices, and also the new TETRA format, which is a digital version of the radios carried around by security staff and haulage
personnel. TETRA is another European standard, but it has been adopted or approved for use in a lot of other parts of the world, including the USA.
4. Can a phone dial a number from a WAP page?
The answer is a "sort-of". In theory, yes a phone number that is embedded into a WAP page can be dialed by the phone user, without having to type it in again. However, each phone has a different way of implementing this so we would steer clear of this at the moment until the standards are set in stone.
5. I just brought a phone but cannot see any sites
There could be a few reasons for that. Firstly, have you or the company that sold you the phone, set up the WAP gateway in the phone? You will need to check with the phone manual to check how to do that. If the gateway was not set-up, we advise that you contact your provider, as they may need to set it up at their end as well. Another
one is to check that you typed in the WAP page address, not the normal web page address, as most, but not all, WAP addresses are different to the web address. Finally, the phone has to be able to send as well as receive data, as well as the usual voice calls. Not all networks actually enable that service when you buy the phone, so you
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