Trnsfr
Productivity
browser to phone link sharing
SHOW HN2011
64points
42comments
#198of 1,097 in 2011
Top 19%of 2011 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
1 positive, 9 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 11 critical, out of 23 comments about the project. Thread score -0.40.
Idea: 1 for, 6 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Simple bookmarklet approach is useful
From 2 comments
Haven't tried it (not in the US), but it sounds neat: Having a bookmarklet makes invoking it painless, and opening an URL from an SMS should be easy from most phones. I'm…
morsch on HNThere have been many times when I wanted to get something quickly from my browser to my phone. A Google Map before heading out, or an app someone messaged me to check out on…
sahillavingia on HN
Objections
Email works without a new service
From 3 comments
What's wrong with just e-mailing link to yourself? If your phone can view a website, it's very likely it can read e-mails too.
Void_ on HNHow about an option of email along with sms. Email is free for me, sms costs $0.20.
awa on HNI think it's cool but redundant and entirely unnecessary. You don't need to use the website. If you're already on your computer,why can't you just email yourself the click and…
tempaccount10 on HN
SMS costs money per message
From 2 comments
How about an option of email along with sms. Email is free for me, sms costs $0.20.
awa on HNYes, they charge for sending and receiving.
rhubarbquid on HN
Built-in or existing apps already do this
From 3 comments
This feature is built into android. Just install the chrome to phone app by google & the plugin for chrome or firefox (fox to phone). Good for non-android phones I guess though.
Urgo on HNI use Prowl on my iPhone http://www.prowlapp.com/ and 2Prowl extension for Safari http://extensions.dreamtbyphil.co.uk/ to easily push the page I'm looking at in Safari to my…
goshakkk on HNHaven't tried it (not in the US), but it sounds neat: Having a bookmarklet makes invoking it painless, and opening an URL from an SMS should be easy from most phones. I'm…
morsch on HN
Registration and payment page lacked SSL
From 1 comment
The page where you enter your credit card probably should be SSL?
mikelbring on HN
Requests
Offer email as well as SMS
From 1 comment
How about an option of email along with sms. Email is free for me, sms costs $0.20.
awa on HN
Questions
Is incoming SMS charged in the US?
From 1 comment
Incoming SMS is chargeable in US?
train_robber on HN
Which SMS gateway is used?
From 1 comment
I like this. And what are you using as your SMS gateway?
TheCowboy on HN
Alternatives named
Chrome to Phone / Fox to Phone
From 3 comments
Haven't tried it (not in the US), but it sounds neat: Having a bookmarklet makes invoking it painless, and opening an URL from an SMS should be easy from most phones. I'm…
morsch on HNThis feature is built into android. Just install the chrome to phone app by google & the plugin for chrome or firefox (fox to phone). Good for non-android phones I guess though.
Urgo on HNI really liked the idea of Chrome to Phone on Android, so I built Send to WP7 for Windows Phone. I kind of feel that using SMS is really only a good fallback solution for phones…
davux on HN
QR code bookmarklets
From 2 comments
Haven't tried it (not in the US), but it sounds neat: Having a bookmarklet makes invoking it painless, and opening an URL from an SMS should be easy from most phones. I'm…
morsch on HNI use qr codes for this. A well placed Qr Bookmarlet (such as this[1] one), and barcode scanner, and I'm done. [1] http://code.google.com/p/qrbookmarklet/
DanielRibeiro on HN
Prowl
From 1 comment
I use Prowl on my iPhone http://www.prowlapp.com/ and 2Prowl extension for Safari http://extensions.dreamtbyphil.co.uk/ to easily push the page I'm looking at in Safari to my…
goshakkk on HN
Email to self
From 1 comment
What's wrong with just e-mailing link to yourself? If your phone can view a website, it's very likely it can read e-mails too.
Void_ on HN
Site to Phone
From 1 comment
I imagine that such extensions would create an image on the fly for you to scan with your phone? If so, the big problem I see with that is that you have to pull out your phone…
Timothee on HN
Airlink
From 1 comment
For those not in the US, there is http://airlinkapp.com/, it's neat. Just add the bookmarklet to both browser and phone.
ricardobeat on HN