java based cell phone capabilitys

[gpl]

Please bear with me, am old and somewhat out of touch with
technology....

Is there a cell phone that can access an web page with an mp3 playing
applet and play mp3's downloaded from the web site.

Robert

 

[alan]

Please bear with me, am old and somewhat out of touch with
technology....

Is there a cell phone that can access an web page with an mp3 playing
applet and play mp3's downloaded from the web site.

Certianly.

 

[gpl]

Certianly.

So you are unable to infer the implied question and reply with an
example of such a device..

Ok.....

 

[alan]

So you are unable to infer the implied question and reply with an
example of such a device..

Ok.....

I am unable to give an example, but it if it was a question of
capabilities, the answer is yes, they can do that kind of thing
these days. I'm not sure how well, or how widespread, or which
cities have the networks that are capable.

If this is truely Java specific try Googling:

J2ME MP3
J2ME HTTP

For devices, try Nokia, Motorola, and Samsung, those are the
major players.

Good luck.

 

[Darryl Pierce]

Please bear with me, am old and somewhat out of touch with
technology....

Is there a cell phone that can access an web page with an mp3 playing
applet and play mp3's downloaded from the web site.

Not an applet, no. A MIDlet. With the J2ME profiles (such as the MIDP,
or Mobile Information Device Profile) the application model was retooled
to fit into the limited resources of a handheld or mobile device.

The MIDP defines a _minimal_ set of APIs for a mobile device. There are,
however, optional APIs that OEMs can include. To do as you're
describing, you would need to have a handset that implements one of
those optional APIs, specifically the Mobile Media API. My Motorola V400
has that capability, as do several other handsets. This provides native
support for the decoding, etc.

Hope that helps. Please feel free to email me if you have any questions,
or reply here.

 

[Darryl Pierce]

Certianly.

No, you can't. Why would you give such bad advice?

 

[Darryl Pierce]

I am unable to give an example, but it if it was a question of
capabilities, the answer is yes, they can do that kind of thing
these days.

His question was *very* clear. He asked if he could download an *applet*
onto a mobile phone and use it to play MP3s. The answer is quite simply
NO. Yes, handsets can play MP3s, but that doesn't matter because you
*cannot download applets* onto a mobile phone. Applets are *not*
supported. Again, why would you tell him it were when it's most
definitely not?

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