Cell C promotes Android

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Cell C promotes Android

Cell C recently launched a campaign in which they expound the virtues of Google’s mobile operating system
 
So will this launch coincide with any nice incentives in packages for Android? :D
 
Too bad push technology is borked on cell c. Without it I might as well be using a nokia.

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I think it's a cool campaign, but not sure if it's good that an operator pushes one platform over another. Surely it's not their place to decide?
 
Clever chaps over there at CellC. (Almost said chops, but saved them from the dreaded auto correct)

Shayd said:
Too bad push technology is borked on cell c. Without it I might as well be using a nokia
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What, please tell does this mean??




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Mike Hoxbig said:
I think it's a cool campaign, but not sure if it's good that an operator pushes one platform over another. Surely it's not their place to decide?
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They're not punting it over any other really. Probably a dig at iOS which they don't have because of apple's rules. Blackberry is seen differently and not as a platform and windows is stagnant and not getting off the ground.
 
Mike Hoxbig said:
I think it's a cool campaign, but not sure if it's good that an operator pushes one platform over another. Surely it's not their place to decide?
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My first question when I read this was "what's in it for Cell C"? They aren't doing Google's marketing for them out of the goodness of their hearts, surely.

R13... said:
They're not punting it over any other really. Probably a dig at iOS which they don't have because of apple's rules. Blackberry is seen differently and not as a platform and windows is stagnant and not getting off the ground.
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BlackBerry is most certainly seen as a platform. One doesn't want to read too much into it, but why is there no advert on the Cell C website saying how wonderful BIS and BBM are?
 
extremist said:
My first question when I read this was "what's in it for Cell C"? They aren't doing Google's marketing for them out of the goodness of their hearts, surely.

BlackBerry is most certainly seen as a platform. One doesn't want to read too much into it, but why is there no advert on the Cell C website saying how wonderful BIS and BBM are?
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they probably trying to get people onto smart phone packages, which would encourage them to use more bandwidth. Not something they can cash in on as much with Blackberrys. Smart move.
 
extremist said:
My first question when I read this was "what's in it for Cell C"? They aren't doing Google's marketing for them out of the goodness of their hearts, surely.
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What's in it for Cell-C:
> Additional customers
> Additional data revenues
> Additional voice minutes/sms
> Additional Profit
 
system32 said:
What's in it for Cell-C:
1. Additional customers
2. Additional data revenues
3. Additional voice minutes/sms
4. Additional Profit
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1. Any package sale (regardless of device) will give you a customer.
2. Indeed. So Android offers greater revenues than..?
3. Any device offers basic voice and SMS services.
4. This is the obvious conclusion to work backwards from, yes.
 
Jedijo said:
Clever chaps over there at CellC. (Almost said chops, but saved them from the dreaded auto correct)


What, please tell does this mean??
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It means email, app notifications, chrome-to-phone, whatsapp messages and anything else pushed to the phone is sometimes delayed by hours on CellC's network... whereas on Vodacom or MTN it is instant... (the way it should be)
 
stricken said:
It means email, app notifications, chrome-to-phone, whatsapp messages and anything else pushed to the phone is sometimes delayed by hours on CellC's network... whereas on Vodacom or MTN it is instant... (the way it should be)
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Only 4 mins after your phone falls asleep, at least my way around it is to have JuiceDefender keep my phone's 3G off and only turns it on every 5 minutes to poll. at worse I get my push data 5 min's after its send.

Yes I know its not ideal but its a side affect of me trying to save my phones charge so I am happy.
 
"For a manufacturer to offer Google services such as the Android Market, Gmail, and Maps, they have to enter into an agreement with the search giant that places certain provisos and responsibilities on the device builder"

Please expand. Does Google really care from which platform I access my Gmail account, for example? What prevents me from building a phone, loading Android, adding a mail client and accessing my gmail through it?

(Obviously, apart from my obvious inability to build a smart phone, but for this I might contract one of the chinese manufacturers)
 
According to a report I think written here on MyBB. Android OS is one of the most restrictive Opensources OS's around. So Cell C statement about how users can change code etc is something to be reconsidered. As far as I can understand users can root the phone ( this generally voids warranty is caught). So how Open is OpenSource?
 
Skerminkel said:
"For a manufacturer to offer Google services such as the Android Market, Gmail, and Maps, they have to enter into an agreement with the search giant that places certain provisos and responsibilities on the device builder"

Please expand. Does Google really care from which platform I access my Gmail account, for example? What prevents me from building a phone, loading Android, adding a mail client and accessing my gmail through it?

(Obviously, apart from my obvious inability to build a smart phone, but for this I might contract one of the chinese manufacturers)
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Nothing stops you from acceding Gmail from your own Android setup, but if you dont use Google services you cant call yourself Android anymore.

IE: if a OEM uses Bing maps, and Bing search as default with Office 365 integration, They lose primary access to the latest source as well as the ability to call the OS on their Phone Android.

See Baidu Yu, GridOS or Aliyun OS
 
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d$k_1 said:
According to a report I think written here on MyBB. Android OS is one of the most restrictive Opensources OS's around. So Cell C statement about how users can change code etc is something to be reconsidered. As far as I can understand users can root the phone ( this generally voids warranty is caught). So how Open is OpenSource?
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Because you can download it http://source.android.com/source/downloading.html
 
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Got nothing to do with the fact they don't have rights to sell the iPhone, right.
 
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