Hands-on testing of Mobile MM software download, latest gray market prices in Beijing
Mobile天下 (www.ccmobi.com) Guide:
As smartphones continue to upgrade, the concept of a "mobile app store" is becoming increasingly well-known and popular. Logging into app stores via mobile phones to download various types of small software for gaming, office work, entertainment, and chatting has unconsciously become part of people's fashionable lifestyle. However, the GPRS data charges incurred by downloading apps still remain the most significant factor hindering users from fully enjoying their mobile lives.
Currently, most major mobile app stores require data usage. Are there any that are free of data charges? Yes, China Mobile's Mobile Market (MM), which offers the benefit of "no data charges when downloading apps through the MM mobile client." Is it as they say? Today, I will help you resolve this doubt by conducting an actual test on the data usage when downloading apps from Mobile MM.
[Testing Equipment]
Phone Model: Samsung I9000
Telecommunications Service Provider: China Mobile Global Pass
[Client Download]
First, enter the MM-WAP website address (http://a.10086.cn) in the phone's browser page. The words "Install MM Client - Download all software without data charges" are clearly visible. Just click on it, and you can directly enter the MM client download page.
Clicking the blue "Free Download" button will automatically download the client to your phone. The entire software size is only 1.56M, and it is saved according to the phone's default path. After downloading, an installation prompt will pop up. Press the "Confirm" key and wait for the installation to finish.
The entire download and installation process is clearly guided and simple to operate. Most surprisingly, the whole process takes no more than 4 minutes, fast and convenient.
Additionally, there is another even more direct method to download the client, which is to send a text message "mm" to 10658800. Follow the instructions in the reply text message to complete the download.
[Game Download Data Test]
Now we move on to the main event - testing the data usage when downloading apps using Mobile MM. To ensure more accurate test results, the following three preparatory steps are essential:
Step one, close all other running applications to ensure that only MM is online while using the MM client.
Step two, check the remaining GPRS data of your phone before opening the MM mobile client for comparison. Since I am using a Global Pass package service, just send a text message "CXTC" to 10086 to check. According to the text message reply, my phone has 27MB of remaining data for this month.
With everything ready, open the MM client on your phone, and you will quickly log in to the market.
On the homepage, prominent labels indicate the latest discount activities of the market. From April 23 to 28, there is a limited-time free download period for 20 premium applications. How could I miss out on this?
Entering the brand store, every "free" label makes my heart race. I have decided to choose EA's classic game "Zuma's Revenge" for download testing.
Clicking the "Download Free" button, the system first prompts "Do you confirm the download?" Click "Yes," then a dialog box appears where you select the software's save path. After completing these operations, you can wait for the system to download this 6851KB game to your phone. Then, simply follow the phone's prompts to quickly and securely install the game, and you can enjoy playing it.
