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...could open the door to the sort of competition in the mobile world that enabled the high-speed access offered by better Internet Service Providers to topple AOL's old stranglehold on its customers. The carriers argue that they have continued to innovate: "Over the last five years," says Verizon Wireless spokeswoman Brenda Raney, "wireless phones have gone from simple calling devices to multifaceted device entertainment and productivity tools, because of broadband-like technology." But American carriers have a long way to go. Phone service in the U.S. remains several steps behind Europe and Asia...
Until recently, carriers have had little incentive to improve the software that runs on their phones. Like network TV in the 1980s, the U.S. mobile-phone system is dominated by a handful of established giants: Verizon, Sprint, AT&T and T-Mobile control nearly 90% of the market. They have used that power to maintain tight control over their networks. In this so-called walled garden, when you sign up to use a carrier, you can use only the services they want you to use. Imagine if Seinfeld were available only on RCA televisions. Or if your broadband service...
...service that lets customers pay bills, check their account balances and transfer funds, regardless of which wireless carrier they use. The free program, Citi Mobile, will be available for customers in Southern California via download this week at Citibank.com and will go nationwide this summer. AT&T, Sprint and Verizon customers can start using the program this week, with other carriers and a Spanish-language version out later this year. "We're changing. Banking is changing," said Citigroup CEO Chuck Prince at the launch event in New York City on Monday morning. "I look forward to the competition trying...
...found the idea of ads on their handsets "annoying." Network operators, wary of getting caught up in spam wars like those that plague the Internet, say they're concerned about keeping subscribers happy. "Unwanted or unsolicited text-message spam to our customers' handsets is unacceptable," said Steve Zipperstein, a Verizon Wireless spokesman, after the U.S. carrier in February successfully sued tour company Passport Holidays for spamming. The U.S., Singapore, India and China are just a few of the countries now considering regulating such communications. "People won't invite you into their pocket unless you offer them value," says Sandy Agarwal...
...friends isn't your bag, you can still use your phone's GPS genius to find businesses or get driving directions on the fly. Sure, this option was already available on some phones without GPS, but it worked so poorly that hardly anyone ever used it. Now the $200 Verizon enV, a smartphone released in January, shows your position on a map and suggests everything from dry cleaners to plumbers nearby. Other cool offerings include the Dash Express, a $700 portable car navigation system on sale this spring with Yahoo!'s Go! local search on it, and the iRiver...