With the simplest (WAP) browser, you can:

• check train timetables
• check in for a flight
• look up sports results
• purchase tickets online
• do your banking by mobile phone

Those are just a few examples. However, browsing with WAP gives you very small, simple pages that are written expressly for mobile devices.

WML: Wireless Markup Language

WML (Wireless Markup Language) is what WAP pages are written in. It's based on XML (Extensible Markup Language) but, as the name suggests, it's designed with basic mobile devices in mind. Smaller screens, more limited colors, and slower connection speeds were all taken into account. All WAP pages are written in WML, and they look, well, pretty spartan. But that doesn't mean they're not useful, as millions of people prove every day by using WAP services.

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