Free travel services

Thursday, July 19th 2007 - 18:25 CEST - Comments: 0

W orldMate Inc., a leading provider of travel services for mobile devices, announced WorldMate is now free for Nokia S60 smartphone users. This product represents the first "Freemium" travel service for S60 devices, providing added value for consumers and frequent fliers alike. Through WorldMate’s services, travelers across the globe can access the superior mobile travel tool at no charge. The new WorldMate for S60 is a powerful mobile travel application that provides the most comprehensive collection of sophisticated software features. With the release of the S60 version, WorldMate provides services to assist the on-the-go traveler.

 

 

WorldMate Freemium travel service

Basic travel services ranging from world clocks through weather forecasts to currency conversion are provided for free. Only a handful of specific premium services including comprehensive flight schedules and real-time flight status require a paid professional subscription. "WorldMate's proliferation and the richness of our application enable us to take this important step, making our mobile service closer to Internet offerings," said WorldMate CEO Nadav Gur. "Consumers expect basic content services to be free, and we agree. Beginning with this product we will only charge for our premium services, that provide significant value to frequent business travelers."

Free Nokia S60 travel services

WorldMate's feature set include weather forecasts, world clocks, a currency converter and a world day / night map. The new S60 WorldMate version also contains the Weathercaster service, the users' favorite audio / visual tool that pushes weather updates to the user. Premium services include real-time flight status, flight schedules and satellite weather imagery, and are available for a subscription fee. Purchasing a subscription can be easily done on the phone using MobiMate's secure shopping cart. WorldMate can be downloaded for free the WorldMate web site.

• WorldMate Professional
• Flight planning information
• Nokia phones