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mobile phone temlate ideas Mobile phone template ideas. What concernes the Dot Tel domain: I think, it would be enough, to just show the icons (phone, fax, email, etc.) instead of the numbers and email addresses and web links. If it is click to call, or view, you don't need to see the number, address or link. As it is all related to "mycompany.tel" or "Susan.tel". A bit something like this, where you only see the icons (why would you need to see all the links and numbers?) Then you would basically only have the name "mycompany.tel", a bit of text, and a set of icons, and all would be much mor intuitive. Just click here, and click there, to view or connect. But I think it does not need the display of phone numbers (just the phone icon), or email links (just the email icon), or web links (just the globe icon). http://www.missphones.co.uk/wp-conte...ile-phone2.jpg Whereas, this does look a bit confusing: http://static.squidoo.com/resize/squ...dot_tel_06.JPG What is the use, of seeing a phone number, if it is "click to call" anyway? Just seeing the phone icon, will do much better. As you know, it belongs to "mycompany.tel" (domain name displayed on the top of the screen). Numbers and links, are ok, when you are working at your controll panell, but after configuring your telproxy, you should hide all numbers and links, so that your clients only see "mycompany.tel", maybe the names "phone", "fax", "web link", "email", and the icons, that are related to your contact info. Put your contact info icons into a nice template, and you are done!: http://www.smooci.com/previews/green110/menu_page.png http://www.smooci.com/template-1000008/ http://www.smooci.com/template-1000004/ http://www.smooci.com/previews/newsc.../menu_page.png http://www.smooci.com/template-1000010/ http://www.smooci.com/ . |
. . Conclusion and solution: http://www.mapa-uk.com/Content/Image...clays.mobi.pngThe Dot Tel domain:http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3594/...ddc8a210df.jpg Yeahhh, well: Which one would you like to use / navigate?... Mobile website versions, give you the possibility do design a nicer start page on your mobile device. The Dot Tel look (still) absorbs..., and takes more time, for you to find, what you are looking for (no icons, and a lot of useless and confusing "www." and "@" and "wowejjfjehjedüeöäëf", that you don't need to look at, to get in contact with a company, institution, or a friend.) Now, which screen looks simpler? Which one is more simplifyed? Dot Tel always claims, it is so simple and easy to use... -Well, then: Make it that way!... Now I know, why I have so many Dot Mobi's in my domain name portfolio. Good old gutt feeling. . |
. More ideas: http://www.mobileawesomeness.com/con...246/3/1131.png.Mobi vs. .Tel:http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3594/...ddc8a210df.jpg Well, that is about the same concept as .Tel, if you will, but looks better: http://m.downtownpittsburgh.com/ . Here is another one: Cool!.... All videos, etc.. http://www.mobileawesomeness.com/con...238/3/1100.png..........http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3594/...ddc8a210df.jpg |
. More ideas: http://www.mobileawesomeness.com/con...236/3/1093.png........http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3594/...ddc8a210df.jpg http://www.mobileawesomeness.com/con...236/3/1094.png........http://www.mobileawesomeness.com/con...236/3/1096.png "Brainlane" makes it simple: It only has a mobile website (with a .com extension): http://m.brainlane.com/ Which is close to the Dot Tel concept. . |
. More ideas: http://www.mobileawesomeness.com/con.../155/3/732.jpg.......http://www.mobileawesomeness.com/con.../155/3/731.jpg ........For the "Multi-Touch" experience...: http://touch.wacom.com/m/ . http://www.mobileawesomeness.com/con.../113/3/540.jpg......http://www.mobileawesomeness.com/con.../113/3/542.jpg Use Thumbdive to create SharingPool groups for people that matter to you. Dive into discussion, automatic web sharing (Blogs, Flickr, Picasa, Twitter, Anobii, Goodreads and more) from your iPhone or PC. . |
. More ideas: Community of artists and those devoted to art. http://www.mobileawesomeness.com/con...s/44/3/211.jpg......http://www.mobileawesomeness.com/con...s/44/3/213.jpg The (.com) website: http://www.deviantart.com/ . |
Interesting ideas. There are many ways to iconize the user interface online. .tel needs to be easily navigable and accessible on devices, primarily. Right now too much emphasis has been put into how it appears on web browsers. That truly will be a minority usage of the .tel domain if things take off with mobile, which is only logical. |
Seriously... . Seriously... Everything that is blue, here, is totally useless, because it is "click to contact", and you don't have to note the numbers and addresses, neither do you have to memorize them, and furthermore, you know, that all the contact information belongs to the above .tel name. Furthermore, the blue color dominates the black color, but the black text is more important.: http://consultoriaenred.com/wp-conte...-tel-movil.png Why not use the space, to show some icons, etc.? That is what puts potential users off. -Mobile phone interface and template design is much more advanced, today, and even average joe knows that. So, why such a retarded design? It's been a year like that, now. Really hard to understand... Yes, yes, we know, that it has to look simple and spartanic, and that every bit of eye candy weihghs heavy towards uploading time... But you also are in a market with other competitors... And I supose, the registry wants to not only survive, but also be successful. .....But honestly, with that look... - What do you think? . . |
Perhaps, it is so that people can save the number? And if people have several phone numbers? This though defeats some of the .tel idea, that you should add the site not the number. So you might be right, the number should not need to be viewed. The skype and email though give you the info on who you are skyping as they have a name and there can be skype id´s numbers. But as for phone numbers, perhaps rather just show the name and icon of who you are calling? |
I think phone numbers are important. Even if you don't remember / notice / save the number, seeing the country code and format of the number is often useful. In many countries, mobiles and landlines have different number conventions, so you can instantly tell where you're calling - and often, which operator you're about to use. This can help you choose which number to dial. And most importantly, seeing the number and country code, you will know you're about to dial internationally from your mobile, and can expect to see a huge bill afterwards. |
. Hi Nadya I can follow your thoughts. However, space on mobile phone screens is very limited. Using all that space for showing whole phone numers and web links, is a pure luxury, in that sense. From all the mobile website versions that I have seen, about only 10% got a good rating from readers of the rating pages. And a lot of the low rated mobile sites, are from well known and famous brands. They proceedid in a similar way: wasting a lot of space to show (too big) pictures, and unusefull stuff, just for the eye. If you see, how the mobile website designers proceed, by using every millimeter of space, optimising space and layout, then you might understand, that designing such a site, is more than thinking about, if a phone number has the right to be displayed or not. It is about saving space, and using space for the most useful things. For example, showing a phone-icon, is better than showing a phone numer. Either the one or the other, but there is not enough space for both. On a mobile screen. Even not on a iPhone screen. I think, we should discuss this matter with highly skilled and experienced mobile webdesigners, and not with programmers. Because both think differently. And only good design sells, over good functionality. You won't be able to sell .Tel, if it only works good, but doesn't look good. That is the point of this thread, and the discussons about mobile web design, and mobil template design. You probably should try to think more like a webdesigner. Think different, Nadya. . |
Thank you for your feedback, mactel. I'm not a programmer, and I focus on usability a lot, so we're on the same side As previously confirmed, we are working with designers to update the mobile proxy for smartphones that will look more appealing and work on larger screens. |
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Yes you are right. I did have a feeling that I did not think it through enough. There might also be the option to first view the icon then when going to call see the number but if this is doable depends much on the phone.[/size] |
. Nadya's idea was: When you see the number, respectively, only the country code, you would be able to decide, if you want to make a call, or not: 1.) country code enables a cheap call: call, yes. 2.) country code enables a expensive call: call, no. "If you firstly view the icon then when going to call, you would see the number": That would not help, because "going to call", would already make a connection. You would have to firstly just be able to click on the phone-icon, then view the number, and finally be able to decide, if you want to make a (expensive or cheap) call, or not. With a second click on the icon or number. The real strength of .Tel is simply its name: mycompany.tel. Because ".tel" will mean: "You can simply find all my contact information from a mobile (.tele)phone". And furthermore, if you sell .Tel as a "click to contact" thing, it better look that way (icons, only). Any contact icon, that is on the "mycompany.tel page", and which you click on, connects you with "mycompany.tel". Why would you want to read "www." and "@" and "kldjdu4eü'dkdüikeoe", if you can contact "mycompany.tel", just by selecting the right icon: "web link", "mail", "phone", "mobile", "fax", etc.? Somethng like this (remember, its "click to call, to contact, or to view"): [size=32]mycompany.tel http://mytechnews.info/b/wp-content/...act-card-1.jpg______http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3594/...ddc8a210df.jpgAgain: What's your choice? You still wan't this one? (And what happens, if you can't read? Only kidding): Source: http://mytechnews.info/b/tag/sense-ui http://consultoriaenred.com/wp-conte...-tel-movil.png .[/size] |
. Another idea: Extend your contact information about your self: MyVitals description MyVitals - Heart shaped icon provides quick easy access to medical, insurance and emergency contact information on your iPhone.http://theflirtyguide.com/kudos/phil..._volunteer.jpgUsers can store and view important information such as: emergency contact info, insurance numbers, medical allergies, current physician contact information, blood type, and special medical conditions. This is important information for you and for the emergency care personnel who might need to treat you. What better place to store this information than on the device you carry with you where ever you go - your iPhone? http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3594/...ddc8a210df.jpg___http://img.wareseeker.com/software/i..._190043061.jpg Source: http://iphone.wareseeker.com/myvitals.app/431661330d . |
. [size=32]mycompany.tel http://mytechnews.info/b/wp-content/...act-card-1.jpg______http://img.wareseeker.com/software/i..._190043061.jpg People People is what HTC calls their contacts application. When creating a contact, the user can tag the contact as a SIM contact, an Exchange contact, Google contact, or “phone memory” contact. Photos can be attached to contacts as well as the usual 1,203 other contact information present in almost all modern smartphones today. But here’s the difference – you can link a Facebook account to a particular contact, as well as a Flickr account to a specific contact. Information/data from the contacts Facebook/Flickr accounts will be “pulled” from the internet into the contact card when viewing the contact’s details, so the user has all relevant information for a contact in one easy location. From the all contacts screen, the user can see at a glance the updates for all the contacts in his/her contacts directory. They can see their favourite contacts, assign contacts to groups, manage groups, and see the overall call history – see the bottom of the first picture below. http://mytechnews.info/b/wp-content/...9/contacts.jpg___http://mytechnews.info/b/wp-content/.../09/people.jpg Source: http://mytechnews.info/b/tag/sense-ui .[/size] |
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. About letting users add their contacts as icons on their Home Screen. Source: http://gorumors.com/apple-working-on...rtising/275236 http://gorumors.com/wp-content/uploa...er-contact.jpg Further reading: http://thelowdownmiami.com/2010/01/1...n-home-screen/ http://gizmodo.com/5448199/apple-may...es-home-screen . |
