Accessing the internet from your phone isn’t exactly a new option but it’s one which is surprisingly uncommon in use considering how long it’s been possible to do it. Or maybe the lack of use is not so surprising, considering that the download times for pages are frequently long and the costs for use can be exorbitant. Although it’s possible to get the right combination of cell phone equipment and provider to decrease these limitations, many people find that it’s still not preferable to do internet browsing via their cell phone.

However, dotMobi may be making a difference in this trend. Their goal is to make internet browsing via mobile phones a more widespread phenomenon by hosting sites which are user friendly to such consumers. The .mobi domain name extension lets businesses adapt their websites to a format which will take up less space and be more easy to use via cell phone internet connections.

Problems with .mobi growth which exist include a lack of awareness of the .mobi option by businesses and a competitive interest by cell phone companies to block the potential decreased cost option which .mobi may provide. However, as more and more users look towards increasing the efficiency of their phones, .mobi might prove to be the answer.

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