Accessing sites using a Web-enabled phone is no walk in the park, either. If future phones overcome these hurdles, you still probably won't want the full-blown Net experience in mobile form. Even these simple applications often left me vexed. MapQuest will give you driving directions, but tapping out street addresses takes an eon. It's enough to make you pull over and plead for navigational help from the nearest stranger.
Many sites also suffer from cryptic menus and poor organization.
Yahoo Mobile, by contrast, had my movie info neatly filed under Movies. Ordering those Avengers videos was surprisingly painless. Amazon already knew my credit card details, address, and shipping preferences, so the tapes were on their way to me after a few clicks. For now, services like BeVocal and Tellme provide an intriguing alternative. You navigate menus with voice commands, and the services read everything from stock quotes to restaurant reviews to you.