[kictanet] How can we make BRCK cheaper

[Sam Gichuru]

Very good ideas Ngigi


On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 12:10 PM, Ngigi Waithaka <ngigi at at.co.ke> wrote:

> 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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