- WAP Tutorial
- WAP - Home
- WAP - Introduction
- WAP - Key Features
- WAP - The Model
- WAP - Architecture
- WAP - Environment
- WAP - WML Syntax
- WAP - WML Script
- WAP - Core Services
- WAP - Key Benefits
- WAP - Modern Devices
- WAP - Future Prospects
- WAP - Summary
- WAP Useful Resources
- WAP - Quick Guide
- WAP - Useful Resources
- WAP - Useful Acronyms
- WAP - Discussion
- Selected Reading
- UPSC IAS Exams Notes
- Developer's Best Practices
- Questions and Answers
- Effective Resume Writing
- HR Interview Questions
- Computer Glossary
- Who is Who
WAP - Core Services
A vast majority of WAP services are available in the market. You may contact to some WAP lover to have a big list of all the available services and then you can start accessing those services from your WAP enabled mobile phone.
However, some examples of useful mobile services are in the following fields −
Banking
Accessing account statements.
Paying bills.
Transferring money between accounts.
Finance
Retrieving stock and share prices.
Buying and selling stocks and shares.
Looking up interest rates.
Looking up currency exchange rates.
Shopping
Buying everyday commodities.
Browsing and buying books.
Buying CDs.
Ticketing
Booking or buying airline tickets.
Buying concert tickets.
Booking theatre tickets.
Entertainment
Retrieving restaurant details.
Looking up clubs.
Finding out what is playing in what cinemas.
Playing solitaire games.
Playing interactive games.
Weather
Retrieving local weather forecasts.
Looking up weather at other locations.
E- Messaging
Voice mail.
Unified Messaging.
Enhanced support of legacy SMS services.
Live WAP Examples
Following are some of the examples of WAP applications −
123Jump (http://www.123jump.com) A selection of stock data and news, all via WAP.
1477.com (http://1477.com) WAP/Web development services.
2PL World-Wide Hotel Guide (http://wap.2pl.com) A worldwide hotel guide accessible in multiple languages via a WAP-enabled device.
AEGEE-Eindhoven (http://wappy.to/aegee/) A Europe-wide students association, whose goal is to allow all students to integrate and learn about each others cultures.
Ajaxo (http://www.ajaxo.com) A WAP service for Wireless Stock Trading from any WAP-enabled device.
Aktiesidan (http://mmm.aktiesidan.com/servlets/aktiesidan/) A Swedish stock-market monitoring service, all WAP-enabled.
Amazon.com Bookshop (http://www.amazon.com/phone/) Amazon.com has launched this WAP portal (HDML-based) for browsing books.
Traffic Maps (http://www.webraska.com/) A French service that monitors and shows the latest in traffic news via maps.