Nokia today announced that it has reached the mile stone of one million activated Ovi Mail accounts in just over six months. Of these accounts 650,000 have been created on a mobile device. Nokia says Ovi Mail 'is quickly establishing itself as the email account for the developing world', underlining that, with Ovi Mail, people can get their first email address, set up and manage email entirely on their phone, without any need for a PC.
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Great number, very good statistics 😊
I have activated my account out of curiosity. Unfortunately Ovi mail is absolutely terrible comparing to Gmail or Fastmail. Never used it again. I would guess it's the same for other 900000 users 😊
Another example of Nokia's focus on non essential things - why duplicate existing services (and not very well) instead of working with them?
I should not say this but I think you are missing the point. The service is targeted mostly for low end S40 devices (just look at which phones were used most) with a stated objective to be simple and straightforward (i.e. not even trying to compete with existing full feature services).
Did you try it on a 2630? The fairly significant uptake in developing countries clearly shows this not non essential to them, nor is it duplicating existing services.
viipottaja, so what kind of users is Nokia targeting? Those who do not use email at all and will somehow start their email "live" on Ovi (on very small cheap phone screen)? Or maybe people who already have some email account, just have no idea if and how it can be used on the mobile phone?
In my opinion first group will be very small, second group will not switch to Ovi (new address etc).
I would guess most of "one million" people are advanced users with existing Ovi accounts, trying Ovi mial on their computer 😊
Self answer :
It is group number one 😊 (no email no computer)
Only 350000 of one million are advanced user in fact 😊
We will see how it goes.
Hey, I do know how to use email. It so happens that this (ovi mail) is easy for me to use. And I do like it, despite its flaws. I set it up on my S40 phone. I only use it on my phone, and I agree that the webmail version is terrible. I actively avoid using it as much as possible. Just my two cents.
Ovi Mail is probably the one thing that works much of the time. All in all Ovi seems more like a science project or hobby than a real attempt at creating something of value. Look at Gmail, or MobileMe. They work, and there is an attempt by Google and Apple to add value. Nokia has missed the boat again. They should dump Ovi faster than a cat can lick its ass and take a long hard look at their forums. Android, and the iPhone are about to bring the pain with the next releases while the N97 is mired in scratched lenses, low ram, USB, and BT issues. Nokia is simply not trying anymore.
Lol, "bring the pain", "drop the ball"
We've got a real mobile expert here.
Unregistered wrote:Lol, "bring the pain", "drop the ball"We've got a real mobile expert here.
Meaning what?
I have to agree. For the most part Ovi is not really a service but a group of ideas that probably should not have seen the light of day. Mail is not a bad app. Not as configurable as I would like but it is in my opinion miles ahead of the rest of the Ovi crap.