RE: Mobile phone capabilities list?

 
Thanks Luca.
 
I certainly see where being able to lookup device info based on the IMEI
would be cool.  However, it seems like: a) soon there won't be a
guaranteed correlation between the IMEI and device capabilities.  What
you'll end up with is "for this IMEI with the standard shipped software
load, this is what you can expect - however, your millage may vary. ",
b)  gathering the necessary information about the IMEI info in the field
is going to be challenging - at least as challenging as getting good
device info from the manufacturers, c) IMEI isn't always (often?)
available to application writers.
 
In my opinion, this makes IMEI of limited utility.  I guess my view is
that given all of the challenges associated with collecting and
verifying this data and the limited number of hours/people available to
tackle the problem, we would be better served focusing our attention
somewhere else.  I love WURFL.  I would rather see an open source,
formal program for certifying the data it provides and closing any gaps
between it and "commercial" solutions.  Of course, that's just my
opinion, I could be wrong.
 
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From: www-mobile-request@w3.org [mailto:www-mobile-request@w3.org] On
Behalf Of Luca Passani
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 9:52 AM
To: public-ddwg@w3.org; www-mobile@w3.org
Subject: Re: Mobile phone capabilities list?


>Or am I missing something.
 
you are missing the part where we stated that IMEI would just be an
*extra* way to identify the device
as opposed to the only way.
 
Luca
 

	----- Original Message ----- 
	From: Dale Gonzalez <mailto:dale.gonzalez@air2web.com>  
	To: public-ddwg@w3.org ; www-mobile@w3.org 
	Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 2:34 PM
	Subject: RE: Mobile phone capabilities list?

	Seems to me that using user-agent/connect info is better than
IMEI.  IMEI is tied directly to the hardware.  As the devices become
more and more advanced, the client that the user is using - which is the
thing that must be adapted to - will be downloadable and only have a
passing association with the hardware.  Or am I missing something.

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	From: www-mobile-request@w3.org
[mailto:www-mobile-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Luca Passani
	Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 3:13 AM
	To: public-ddwg@w3.org; www-mobile@w3.org
	Subject: RE: Mobile phone capabilities list?
	
	

	I was told offline that IMEI is only GSM and CDMA too.

	 

	Quite frankly, I still don't see why we should give up on such a
powerful unique key to device capabilities,  but it explains why
"purists" don't like the idea :-)

	 

	Of course, I will consider seriously the creation of the IMEI
module for WURFL in the months to come. Is there any operator willing to
put some money there?

	 

	Luca