Does that mean that all of their subscribers have GPRS enabled on their accounts? And what’s the cost per MB?
]]>* Cheap.
* Coverage everywhere that you can make a phone call.
* Request/Response is in a session, not completely unrelated packages.
* Structured menus
However you don’t get “pretty” applications out of it.
]]>@Philbert Muzungaire – If that was the case, I would have said “Africans” not “Africa” two completely different topics. This is an article pointed at the developers of web/mobile solutions for use in Africa (for profit and not-for-profit), there’s nothing here about charity.
]]>SMS and Mobile Internet are different tools that provide difference services and we should use each solution in a way that speaks to their particular strengths. Eventually, Africa will have High GPRS penetration. This still does not mean that a website or webform (or google) is the solution for every problem. I think there a great deal of value in SMS, for example, in terms of data collection, simple request/response, and voice integration . Even people with iPhones still use google SMS.
]]>Your discussion is welcome nevertheless.
Best regards,
Philbert, New York
]]>SMS is much like a nice little “black and white” TV set, it is a start, but no so much!
Mobile internet + web capable handsets = something like a “color” TV set, a much better start!
Of course, telecoms providers do no wish to become dumb tunnels for data, which is what a telecoms industry built more around the internet would do to them. They need to control the applications for more money squeezing out of the already dissatisfied customer!
Guess who’s king? Customer? Nah, shareholder!
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