By @edent · covid19 mobile mobile web nhs nhsx · 4 comments · 300 words
One of the (many many many) things our team worked on this week finally went live: Terence Eden is on Mastodon@edentYou can now access most NHS services from your mobile, with no data charges.In awe of the team who pulled this together very quickly. gov.uk/government/new…gov.ukMobile networks remove data charges for online NHS coronavirus adviceFree access […]
Continue reading →By @edent · ft guardian independent metro mirror mobile mobile web news nyt reuters sun telegraph times · 6 comments · 1,650 words · read ~372 times.
When I was a student, I had a brilliant idea. Why not have a stand at every train station where you could sync your Palm Pilot with the latest news? Insert a pound in the slot, press the button for The Times, aim your handheld's IrDA at the blinking light and ZAP! All the latest […]
Continue reading →By @edent · BBC internet mobile mobile web · 400 words
The Internet is abuzz with the on-going spat between the BBC and the UK ISP industry. In short, the iPlayer is now responsible for 5% of all data traffic in the UK. That figure is growing. The problem is that the ISPs have been selling "unlimited" internet connectivity when their capacity is severly limited. The […]
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