Cable & Wireless introduces latest GSM services-Free trial until July 10 |23 June 2006
MMS is a technology that allows you to create, send, and receive text messages that also include an image, audio, and/or video clip. MMS messages can be sent from one mobile phone to another or to an e-mail address.
GPRS is a technology that allows your phone to transfer data at moderate speeds over the GSM network. A useful benefit of GPRS technology is WAP, short for Wireless Application Protocol, which gives you the ability to browse the Internet from your mobile phone or PDA whilst on the move. Using GPRS you can also use your phone as a modem to connect your laptop/PC to the Internet.
C&W's first event to launch these new services was held at the Plantation Club on Friday June 9 and took the form of a corporate cocktail where a number of C&W’s business customers were given the opportunity to experience the wonders of MMS and GPRS first-hand. Using mobile phones equipped with cameras, photos of the guests were taken and immediately sent to a website using MMS and then projected onto a large screen.
"This provided a unique and intelligent way of demonstrating the benefits of MMS in a live environment," says a press release from C&W.
Representing Nokia (C&W’s GSM partner) at the event, Mr. Petteri Paasila said: “We are very happy and proud to be chosen as a trusted partner for Cable and Wireless. With the latest Nokia Networks technology, Cable and Wireless' customers will be able to enjoy not only state-of-the-art network quality but also advanced mobile services such as MMS and Web browsing for the first time in the Seychelles.”
To round off the evening, over 100 invitees walked away with a brand new Nokia 6101 mobile phone and a souvenir pin badge that contained a photo of themselves taken at the event from a camera phone.
On Saturday June 10, C&W took MMS to the SMB Hall at Roche Caiman where a musical show was held for the youth. Popular artists including Dezil, Jahna, Leo and more were on hand to enhance the party atmosphere. The 300 plus invitees were not only treated to the entertainment and live MMS demo, but also walked away with pin badges as souvenirs of the fun drenched evening. Some twenty-five really lucky youngsters each received a free mobile phone whilst other winners took home free Cable Prepaid Starter Packs, caps & t-shirts.
Cable MMS & GPRS services are currently available to all C&W mobile customers free of charge for a trial period that ends on July 10, 2006. Customers need to set up their phone for these services, either by logging onto http://cwsc.wdsglobal.com/seychelles/phonefirst, a site specifically created for this purpose, or by visiting any C&W Customer Services Centre.
“We’re proud to be the first to offer the people of Seychelles what they’ve been wanting and anxiously waiting for – latest GSM services that are comparable to that which are offered abroad,” says C&W’s CEO, Usman Saadat. “Plus it’s free for you to try out, so don’t wait . . . experience the benefits of MMS and GPRS today . . . only with Cable & Wireless!”
Currently, customers who have set up their phones can send MMS messages to an e-mail address and to any local C&W prepaid or post-paid mobile phone that has also been set up for MMS.
C&W intends to introduce international MMS plus more GSM value added services in the near future with the aim to further delight its mobile customers.