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		tankenmate on Sept 11, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Cosmos Browser – Connect to the Internet via SMS, ... I had a browser (WAP) on my Nokia 7110 that supported browsing via a SMS bearer; 1999. I tried it once and got billed up the wazoo, SMS was expensive back in those days.

disputin on Sept 12, 2014 | [–]

There was also WIG. I was writing WAP sites in '99, incurring pretty large bills while developing and testing. The company had a very close relationship with the mobile company so fortunately we just got them written off.

frankydp on Sept 12, 2014 | [–]

This. This is an old school concept that was run at the Telecom level and deemed impractical.

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