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LG Mobile Developer Network: Look how complicated this is!

Monday, December 1st, 2008

Yup, you read that right.

YES there is an LG Mobile Developer Network. Finally. Excellent.

Unfortunately it is stuck in the year 1997.

Yes indeed! If you’d like to get your application on to LG handsets, it’s as simple as:

1. Spend AGES writing a sodding proposal. (Ok so it’s only two pages…)

2. Formally submit the proposal to LG. (They do have an online system for this).

3. Submit a proposal and wait for fooking AGES. (I’m assuming)

4. The LG Business Proposal team spent AGES looking through your proposal. (I’m assuming)

5. Keep waiting for AGES. (I’m assuming)

6. If you are successful — that’s a big IF — you and LG’s Business Proposal team create a contract together.

7. Insert another few months of arsing about. (I’m assuming)

8. If you are LUCKY you will be able to distribute your software on the LG Mobile Developer Network, LG Mobile.com and MAYBE even get it pre-loaded.

Well that’s easy then.

Don’t hold your breath.

It looks rather complicated.

Has anyone you know been successful? If so, I’d like to know so we can shine some light on the process.

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Look at how screwed up the telecoms industry is

Friday, September 19th, 2008

Here, then, is a good example of how screwed up the telecoms industry is, here in the UK.

I got a note through from PhonePayPlus about their ‘emergency investigation’ into the practices of a company by the name of PremTel Limited.

Here’s the PhonePayPlus overview:

The service is charged at up to 50 pence per minute from landlines, and potentially considerably more from mobile phones. It is brought to the attention of consumers when they receive an email apparently from ‘Laptops Online Inc’ announcing “Order Received, Order Confirmed, Payment Authorised, Goods Dispatched.” The email provides an itemised invoice for a laptop costing approximately £500. Complainants consistently say they have not ordered any products or services from this company. The email encourages recipients to contact the “UK office,” alternatively described as their “24/7 Tech Support” team, via a ‘070′ prefixed number. PhonepayPlus has received 31 complaints regarding this service.

I await the PhonePayPlus emergency adjudication with interest.

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