March 11, 2002 14:57
Mobile-Handset Makers Add Multiplayer Games to Thai Models
By Mongkol Jullayothin, Bangkok Post, Thailand
Mar. 11--A kung fu game for mobile phones is the latest offering from Siemens and cellular operator Advanced Info Service Plc.
The first game of its kind in Thailand, BattleMail Kung Fu allows users of two phones to compete by using short messaging service (SMS). The service charge of six baht a minute is three times the normal rate for SMS.
However, Siemens' main goal was to show consumers that mobile phones could be used for more than making calls and sending messages, said Suwannee Singluedej, the company's assistant vice-president for mobile devices.
This game is exclusive to the GSM Advance network and can be played only on Siemens C45 handsets.
Atorn Techitantiwong, AIS marketing manager, said his company was also looking for further opportunities to promote new technology available on its network, in particular General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), which enabled much faster data communications.
In collaboration with Compaq, the company would offer a package including a mobile phone and an iPaq personal digital assistant for 29,900 baht. Another package would offer new handsets plus two years of free Internet access to buyers of Toshiba notebook computers, he said.
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