Gauteng's plans for its panic button app

[Mystic Twilight]

Is it just me? But does it really cost 2mil for an app that accommodates 14k users? Or is the cost for like marketing and stuff?

It's R50k to outsource to the lowest bidder for the app, and the rest in the back pocket of the tenderpreneur for their international 5 star holiday or new porsche suv.

 

[FiestaST]

https://mybroadband.co.za/forum/threads/building-an-app.1276705/

 

[RedViking]

will rush to the area.

Doubt anyone will be rushing.

 

[Paul Kemp]

You are all so negative. This will launch side-by-side with the teleport app.

 

[cobusv]

Lekke jou taxgeld gemors

 

[haxormariodavids]

0.09% of Gauteng can subscribe.

Rather just leave it, you trash.

 

[r00igev@@r]

Nerd cadre must eat. Develop app using sweatshop and drive Bentley.
Living the communist dream.

 

[neoprema]

Is it just me? But does it really cost 2mil for an app that accommodates 14k users? Or is the cost for like marketing and stuff?

It does when you’re pocketing 80% of it.

Given the total cost of this project someone and their family are eating major from this tender…expect to see some more Bentleys on the road…

 

[CTPC]

I am beginning to believe the low average IQ of Africa.

 

[aleksandar]

2bar is peanuts, I bet main money is in hosting and maintenance.

There you will see few bar per year or month.....

 

[Tman*]

So, let me tell you what will happen, trust me.

Criminals will go to one end of, say, Diepsloot, with 30 Panyaza Panic Buttons.

They press them randomly.

Security and SAPS will rush to the area.

The Criminals will rob a shopping center on the other side of the township knowing there'll be no response.

I guarantee this.

That will be covered in the v2 update costing R2mil

 

[Clean Green]

This is going to fail spectacularly. For emergencies, you need dedicated radio equipment, like how alarm systems connect to the provider. You can't rely on cellphone towers being online or that you have signal when you have your emergency.

What if it's loadshedding and the tower batteries are stolen. No button for you. Sorry neh.

 

[Jam Sandwich]

This is going to fail spectacularly. For emergencies, you need dedicated radio equipment, like how alarm systems connect to the provider. You can't rely on cellphone towers being online or that you have signal when you have your emergency.

What if it's loadshedding and the tower batteries are stolen. No button for you. Sorry neh.

We will all be issued with a special back up device...

 

[access]

So, let me tell you what will happen, trust me.

Criminals will go to one end of, say, Diepsloot, with 30 Panyaza Panic Buttons.

They press them randomly.

Security and SAPS will rush to the area.

The Criminals will rob a shopping center on the other side of the township knowing there'll be no response.

I guarantee this.

yes that, and what is happening with other emergency numbers.

false calls then they ask for a lift because they are going back anyway. its amazing.

or just rob the responding parties.