SHARING INFORMATION ACROSS WIRELESS CONTENT PROVIDERS

An improved mechanism for sharing information across a plurality of wireless content providers is disclosed. Users make requests for, and display, content through a mobile device. These requests for content are translated by a WAP gateway and sent to a web server to service the request. Data from the request for content that can be reused is stored externally to a mobile device. Upon a request for content, the user may, in lieu of manual entry, select from a list of data presented through a mobile device that will be used in servicing the request for content. Data manually entered or displayed in a mobile device in interacting with one content provider is available for selection in subsequent content requests with any content provider. By reducing the number of manual entries, the present invention significantly increases the usability of content services through mobile devices.