I read an article from The Age newspaper about a sub-culture of Japanese who rarely use a pc, if ever... they have been
dubbed "the thumb tribe". (pretty sick name!)

These people rely solely on their mobile phones for all of their "internet" activity. From instant messaging to text, email and mobile web browsing, these people do it all on their mobile!

I was actually inspired by this as I am an avid tech junkie :-) and have now set myself the goal of trying to do as much as I can on my mobiles to see if it can be done with the current technology we have in Australia.

I currently own a Nokia 6131 on Optus. I also use a Palm Zire 31 pda/organiser which I am trying to move away from as much as I can by beaming information across to my phone in an effort to become more of a thumb "tribesman".

My mobile experience may be somewhat limited as I live in country Victoria but you'd be surprised how well I am "managing" in my little experiment.

I currently have set up Gmail on my Nokia.

If you are a like minded person who can't live without their mobile tech then perhaps you feel like emailing me and let me know how you use it, the advantages and disadvantages?!?

Perhaps you hate what is available on mobiles at the moment? If so you can still email and tell me what you hate!

I know I'd love to hear from you all!

cheers,
TechJunkie.in.Cyberia

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