Calling All Videos
July 19, 2007
Start-up software companies that allow consumers to videos on their cell phones are all the rage these days. The reason they are popular is because people can use it without having to lock into expensive contracts through their service providers.
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Alex Gurevich loves to log on to YouTube to watch music videos and comedy sketches on breaks from work. But the 24-year-old entrepreneur from San Francisco fretted that he couldn’t take the fun with him on his cellphone. Mr. Gurevich assumed that signing up for a mobile video service would require a “superexpensive” phone and more than $20 extra a month in fees.So he was surprised to find in January a free new mobile video service — called MyWaves — that works with his basic Motorola Razr. Now he is glued to it, regularly attempting to amuse his friends with stand-up comedy clips and other videos he has transferred to his phone. “Why would I sign up for another service if I can get this for free?” he says
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