[kictanet] How can we make BRCK cheaper

[Ngigi Waithaka]

For its intended market (heavy internet users) then I don't see why you
would want to make it cheaper.

>From what I read from your link, what you get with a BRCK, up & above a 3G
Mobile phone is capability to switch over into multiple networks, this IMO,
is too little a difference to justify spending the $200.

The way this could work is to make a BRCK with a lot more innovative
features than an average Smartphone. From top of my head from someone who
spends a few days in the bush, a few would be:
(1) Ability to sniff the littlest of 'network' that's available. Give me
10X capability over what I can get from my Smartphone...
(2) Make a BRCK a mobile GSM 'Tower' so that users with GSM Phones around
the BRCK can actually use its GSM Network embedded OpenBTS
(3) Make a BRCK to have a simple embedded Server that can say hold mails,
both incoming & outgoing in a seamless way and then sends and receives
these out at certain intervals. Would be good if it can do the same for
Social Networking say FB & Twitter (Every 10 mins it pulls your Twitts, and
pushes new ones you have done)

Basically, it needs to be really innovative.



On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 10:55 AM, Sam Gichuru <gichuru at gmail.com> wrote:

> BRCK’s projects head of hardware Reg Orton, said the modem is expected to
> retail from *200$* a unit, around*16,600 Kshs*. The current modems in the
> country sell from around *2,000 Kshs.
> *
> How can we make this cheaper and affordable.
>
> http://140friday.com/do-you-need-a-brck/
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