Google for Celcom WAP

Filed in: Google, Malaysia — October 3rd, 2006

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Celcom, a Malaysia telco, signed a memorandum of understanding with Google to make the search engine services available via WAP to Celcom customers. Celcom has activated the GRPS setting for 4.2 million subscribers. Gmail and Google search web for Celcom will be roll out within five months. Google Earth and Google Talk have been planned as well.

Google for Celcom users [Thanks, Peter Tian]

My two cents

As far as I know, none of my family or friends use WAP. I have a GPRS phone for years but I do not use WAP. It is so slow and expensive. WAP is “Worthless Application Protocol” or “Wait And Pay” [wikipedia] :P

It looks like Celcom is trying to dig more money from existing subscribers…

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  • http://allenation.com/ A.H

    We have Celcom here in israel too, lol!

    A.H

  • http://allenation.com A.H

    We have Celcom here in israel too, lol!

    A.H

  • http://www.friedbeef.com/ James

    “Gmail and Google search web for Celcom will be roll out within five months.”

    Why wait 5 months? I have always been able to use both services via GPRS already. I don’t understand what’s “new” about this

  • http://www.friedbeef.com James

    “Gmail and Google search web for Celcom will be roll out within five months.”

    Why wait 5 months? I have always been able to use both services via GPRS already. I don’t understand what’s “new” about this

  • LcF

    @James: maybe the google search result page will display celcom links

  • LcF

    @James: maybe the google search result page will display celcom links

  • SakuraGuy

    Now Celcom has broadband. Maxis n DiGi dont provide WAP? :P …

  • http://NotApplicable SakuraGuy

    Now Celcom has broadband. Maxis n DiGi dont provide WAP? :P …

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