Valis
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Another point is that a lot of these people don't have access to electricity and so won't be able to charge their handsets, if they could even afford one to begin with.
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Another point is that a lot of these people don't have access to electricity and so won't be able to charge their handsets, if they could even afford one to begin with.
this is the dumbest thing ive read in years.
if they are too poor for the cheapest cellphone, my bet is they wouldn't even be able to understand how this new system works, as I also don't understand the idea of investing millions into a souped 'up payfone. it already exists.
by adding useless features, and making it more complex, doesn't mean it is going to work.
rather spend the money made at MTN on underpants. i'm sure it would be easier to sell.
(hey, everyone needs underpants!)
Although - if that's the way she wants to blow her MTN Money, good 4 her! mwahahaha!
if they are too poor for the cheapest cellphone, my bet is they wouldn't even be able to understand how this new system works, as I also don't understand the idea of investing millions into a souped 'up payfone. it already exists.
by adding useless features, and making it more complex, doesn't mean it is going to work.
rather spend the money made at MTN on underpants. i'm sure it would be easier to sell.
(hey, everyone needs underpants!)
Although - if that's the way she wants to blow her MTN Money, good 4 her! mwahahaha!
The_Unbeliever
Honorary Master
Sounds like a good idea, however, there's several shortcomings :
1. Since it's rural, I will assume that the local small kiosk (the one next to the dusty road with dusty children playing off somewhere else) will have one such phone for all to share.
2. Rural means long distances.
3. The people will not make use of this very often as they won't have the time to travel every day to listen to their messages.
4. Electricity might be a problem/issue - but solar power might help out.
5. A farmer can purchase such a phone/handset for his workers which remains on the farm, thus alleviating the need for long travelling just to listen to the messages.
6. Problem - cable theft - will surely impact the service(s) in some way or other?
7. Another possible problem is area of coverage - no good if you're so deep and far into the bundus that your signal is poor to nonexistent.
8. What is the window on these airtime accounts? A month? They should make it non-expiring, otherwise it'll be a rip-off. Your normal prepaid cellphone's airtime expires after a given time, but in this case it'll be a true ripoff if the airtime expires before it all can be used up.
1. Since it's rural, I will assume that the local small kiosk (the one next to the dusty road with dusty children playing off somewhere else) will have one such phone for all to share.
2. Rural means long distances.
3. The people will not make use of this very often as they won't have the time to travel every day to listen to their messages.
4. Electricity might be a problem/issue - but solar power might help out.
5. A farmer can purchase such a phone/handset for his workers which remains on the farm, thus alleviating the need for long travelling just to listen to the messages.
6. Problem - cable theft - will surely impact the service(s) in some way or other?
7. Another possible problem is area of coverage - no good if you're so deep and far into the bundus that your signal is poor to nonexistent.
8. What is the window on these airtime accounts? A month? They should make it non-expiring, otherwise it'll be a rip-off. Your normal prepaid cellphone's airtime expires after a given time, but in this case it'll be a true ripoff if the airtime expires before it all can be used up.