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VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of low cost mobile phone models have been
advertised as having been integrated with many modern features. However, in
fact, the features of connecting the community cannot be used.
Advertised features sound good
Not all low cost mobile phones have the above said integrated applications.
Manufacturers will decide which applications to be integrated into their
products which target different classes of customers. However, most low cost
products by both foreign and domestic manufacturers have been advertised as
having the capability to work on websites.
The cheapest mobile phone model which allows to access Facebook or Yahoo is
Gionee N110, which has the sale price at 699,000 dong. MobiStar @83 has been
introduced as allowing users to chat on Yahoo, Google Talk, Skype. It also has
Opera mini website browser, sold at 990,000 dong.
Higher class models in the low cost product segment include the ones
manufactured by Samsung and LG. Samsung C3303, for example, which is sold at
1.39 million dong; allows users to access Facebook and Google. Meanwhile, it is
accessible to Facebook, Twitter with LG Wink C100 (1.35 million dong). The users
of F-Mobile B750 (1.26 million dong) have been told that they can chat with
Vitalk application (an application designed by FPT’s Visky). With Lenovo i350
(1.39 million dong), users can read ebooks and the documents with “.txt”.
…but cannot be used in reality
By launching the low cost models, manufacturers target the young clients, who
want to surf on Internet, connect each other on social networks, or chat, but do
not have much money to pay for high class products.
The problem is that while the products have tested before launching into the
market, or when they perform before the audience, the applications can run well
on low cost mobile phone models. However, in reality, very few people say they
can use the introduced features.
Quang, a student of the HCM City University of Social Sciences and Humanity, who
is using a Samsung C3303, said he can only use the mobile phone for receiving
and making calls, sending SMS or listening to music. One time, Quang did not
bring laptop with himself to the lecture hall, he tried to use the mobile phone
to access to Google to seek documents, but he failed, even though he registered
the GPRS (2,5G) service by VinaPhone.
Vinh from Gia Lai province also complained that though the MobiStar @83 he is
using has Opera mini website browser, he has never been able to access websites.
“The browser still runs, but when trying to access Google, the phone does not
work. I cannot understand why manufacturers still try to integrate applications,
even though they cannot be used,” he said.
FPT, when launching the first model which bears F99 brand, stated that the
mobile phone allows to connect websites, but people say they cannot access to
websites. The representative from P&T Mobile has confirmed that MobiStar @83 is
only good at chatting, though with slow speed. The Opera mini browser also can
work, but it can work only in some places and sometimes.
Meanwhile, Nguyen Quang Minh, Director of ABTel, which owns Q-Mobile brand, said
that ABTel’s phones still can work well, but mobile network operators have
blocked the access to some addresses.
“People should blame on “objective reasons”, not on the mobile phones,” he said.
NTB, an experienced person in the applications on mobile phones, said that
manufacturers try to provide integrated applications simply because they want to
boost sales. “They well understand that it is nearly impossible for the mobile
phones with low configuration, small screen and low resolution to access to
Facebook or websites,” B said.
Source: SGTT
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