On2go - Guardian News on your mobile

[Guest Disco Stu]

Do you need to know what's going on, as it happens?

On2go brings you live news and sports information delivered when you need it, where you need it, straight to your mobile.

Just download the small application to your phone, and click on it to get constantly updated real-time information.

With On2go you can:

- Get the latest news

- Check on the results of your favourite sports team

- Check on the progress of your investments

And you can get this information before anyone else!

The Guardian Unlimited channels

Pick from a selection of Top Stories, UK News, World News, Football, Sport, Technology, Media etc

Sportbox.tv channels

This channel gives you the latest soccer and cricket results as they happen. Each channel shows you the list of the top five games, with each headline displaying the score. To get more details, click on any headline and you can see a running commentary, match stats, team composition and more. Both the results summary and the more detailed page automatically update in real time.

On days when soccer and cricket matches are being played, they are displayed on this channel. As soon as the matches start, you automatically have access to live scores.

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About the service

Although On2go is a revolutionary and unique service, the system that delivers it is very simple, and uses very little of your phone's memory.

It's a Java-based content delivery system that combines the immediacy of SMS with a richness that far surpasses WAP content.

The application uses the Java programming language (J2ME) and connects over the GPRS or 3G network. It is downloaded onto your phone, and it works on practically all current phones, and many previous models too. And when you change your phone, you can just download the application again.

Tested and working on my C600 ;)

GuardianUnlimited Mobile here

[Guest pd.ryder]

Running fine on my C550 ;)

I am wondering about how much data it's gonna use when active with all this auto refreshing etc. For instance does it only refresh the active page or the whole bunch of 'subscribed topics', and how often? Not much info on their site regarding the quantity of data being used.

I'll quickly find out - bill day soon ;)

[Guest roma0803]

On2go data usage

Network operators charge for data sent to and from your phone. Below is the typical amount of data used for On2go.

Downloading the application 40 kB

Keeping On2go running with the GPRS connection open 1 kB per hour

Receiving one new headline 0.1 kB

Opening a story 2.5-7 kB

Edit:

Very, very small font on my SP5m. Not readable. Followed the exact instructions (including the reboot of the phone :??: ). Let's contact support.

Edited April 8, 2006 by roma0803

[Guest Confucious]

HTC Universal not yet supported ;)

[Guest pd.ryder]

Had the app crash horribly on me at work last night. I needed a restart to put things right. Not sure what happened but the phone froze up ++

Tis a beta after all, I'll check back with On2go...

[Guest sporkguy]

Works wonderfully on my D600 - now I can access my favourite paper on the mobile.. brill! ;)

[Guest drblow]

:shock:

I just got a call on my mobile from On2Go customer support! :shock: They wanted to know why I hadn't downloaded the app after recieveing the text message. I explained that it was coz I was too lazy to set up my wap connection properly, & she kindly offered to talk me through it over the phone!

After a bit of trouble finding the Orange C550 on her system, the nice girl then proceeded to read out the fileds to be filled in the settings page - only a fe wof which were actually on my settings page. She ended the call after that, asking if it would be OK for their 'technical team' to contact me. I said OK.

They seemed kind of keen that I would get the app on my phone, which makes me altogether a bit suspicious!! Anyone else had this experience yet??

[Guest pd.ryder]

No, I've not heard from them in this manner, but then I d/l the app over my BB connection using ActiveSync, and I can't remember if that process included me providing my mobile number to them. Also, I have used the app since the d/l, so maybe that's why they're not chasing me.

/P