When it comes to simple information retrieval, WAP surfers are accessing games, financial information and traffic information. Telus users, who apparently have a sense of humour, accessed 577,891 jokes so far in 2001. They're also playful. More than 1.5 million games were played in one week in March. And as far as money goes, clients used Telus' top financial services 55,893 times one busy week this year.
Weather is of interest, as well.
There's also a growing interest in SMS or Short Messaging Service. The feature particularly charms Europeans and Asians, but it has failed to catch on in Canada and the U.S. because users can't send SMS bulletins between wireless phone carriers. That will change soon, as carriers are building SMS gateways between their networks. Meanwhile, instant messaging is being adopted while SMS gateways are being built. Compared to European SMS use, Neale said North American IM users have a long way to go.