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'''Delivery Methods of [[Consumerium]] services''' ==Primary:== ===[[Bluetooth]]=== ''pros'' * Possibility of hardware-level '''[[anonymous]]''' access (hardware identity is not revealed). Anonimity Mode availble to consumers starting from v1.2 of Bluetooth. * '''Secure''' for both parties ([[Consumer]] and [[Retailer]]) * '''All [[Consumerium]] [[features]] available''' * Low power consumption * Connectivity to [[barcode]] [[BT|scanners]] and [[BT|keyboards]] available at [[point-of-sale]] (if arranged by retailer) * Positioning services for navigation ''cons'' * Cost of off-the-shelf [[Bluetooth access points]] (>100 at the moment) ---- ===[[Fixed line internet]]=== ''pros'' * High quality [[UI]] * Ease of entering information (conventional keyboards) * Wide availability * Speed (depends on carrier) * Standards based [[w:HTTP]],[[w:HTML|HTML]],[[w:XHTML|XHTML]],[[w:GnuPG]]... ''cons'' * [[UI]] not available at [[point-of-sale]] * [[Price data]] (presumption) and [[Navigation]] not available (something else missing too??) * Possibility of spoofing when connecting via ordinary HTTP * Possibility of consumer tracking/logging (unless connecting via HTTPS to a anonymizing Proxy) * Consumer has to pay for connection ---- ==Secondary:== ===[[Offline Consumerium]]=== ''pros'' *Fast *No connection charges once an off-line bundle has been loaded ''cons'' *Many [[features]] unavailable *outdated information ===[[GPRS]]=== ''pros'' * [[UI]] available at [[PoS]] * Mostly ready for deployment ''cons'' * Slow * Unreliable * Limited [[positioning]] [[features|feature]] (no in-store navigation available) * Consumer has to pay for connection * Possibility of spoofing and consumer tracking/logging ---- ===[[WLAN]]=== ''pros'' * Fast * Quality of [[UI]] can be high * Widely available for [[PDA]]s ''cons'' * Slows down adaptation of [[BT]] and causes interference (slows down) [[BT]] * Possibility of spoofing, possibility of consumer tracking/logging * Limited [[positioning]] [[features|feature]] (no in-store navigation available) * Cost (?)
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