■ Technology background
A technology called wireless application protocol (WAP) is to mobile devices
what the world wide web (WWW) is to personal computers. The mobile
community began developing WAP several years ago to provide access to the
Internet for mobile users.
Most WAP sites are made up of text and hyperlinks. Some pages even contain
low-resolution graphics, or require data input. Your service provider and others
are free to design WAP sites as they choose, so the sites are as varied as the web
pages on the Internet.
Internet content on your personal computer is called a web page. Internet
content on your mobile phone is called a page, WAP card, or a deck of cards. You
may not be able to view all the details of the mobile Internet pages, as page
appearance may vary due to screen size.