May 21 2009
Vodafone Ireland Mobile Website
I regularly use my PDA to access Vodafone‘s Irish website (www.vodafone.ie). I normally do this using a WiFi connection, and I often do it while I am abroad. The main reason I access the web site is to send free text messages.
However, accessing the website on my PDA is really awkward! Indeed, it is one of the worst web sites that I have ever experienced on my PDA! This is particularly surprising when you consider that Vodafone is in the mobile market!
My reasons for disliking the web site, and in particular the My Vodafone portal, are:
- The layout of the web pages is not suitable for narrow screens.
- Some of the web pages rely on JavaScript to provide the functionality.
- Images are used for navigation and functionality, and no alternatives are provided.
- Popups are used! Even on a desktop this is problematic since so many browsers now block popups!
Ideally, it would be nice if Vodafone developed a mobile version of its portal! This could be used as a value added service to drive data revenues!