On 29 June 2010 15:03, Knut Staring <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 3:38 PM, Bob Jolliffe <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi Greg >> >> Beware there is a lot of snake oil in this business. The story you >> linked to earlier about this "new technology" called adaptive private >> networking is pretty suspect. call me old fashioned, but when I see >> mention of new networking technology I tend to try and find the rfc's. >> Surprise, surprise - no rfc, just a dodgy looking company holding a >> dodgy looking patent and seeking international partners to sell >> "their" technology. >> >> When mobile companies talk about APNs they usually talk of Access >> Point Names so lots more possibilities for confusion. >> >> On 29 June 2010 13:08, Greg <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hi Jason >>> >>> The application I'm referring to will capture campaign data on a daily >>> basis using up to 15,000 mobiles. >>> >>> The use of APN is intended to be an alternative to data bundles that will >>> cost the mobile user nothing. It gets rid of the excuse "I didn't have >>> airtime and couldn't sms the data"... >> >> Who is offering this alternative to data bundles. Is it Vodacom? I >> am trying to understand where the free bandwidth is coming from - the >> APN stuff is really about adaptive routing using existing network >> links (of which there is already a long and illustrious history so not >> much new there), but it sure isn't going to give you free bandwidth. > > As I understand it, the selling point would not be about free > bandwidth overall, but free for the user of the particular > application, and paid by the organization offering the application. So > the difference seems to be in how to pay for bandwidth - i.e. the > logistics of paying for air time.
Ah ok. You pay vodafone and they set you up a sort of prepaid vlive thing? Still not too sure how this relates to the APN article but I see the point. Has anyone tried using MXit in Soputh Africa for this kind of thing. Not free but very cheap. And much longer messages than sms. Cheers Bob >Another approach would be dedicated > SIM cards, but again, there is a logistical issue of distributing > those. > > Knut > >>> APN is fairly new here in South Africa - only coming in end of last year. >>> It allows organizations to set up their own private cellphone 'network'. >>> E.g. vlive, VodafoneLive... >> >> So I'm a bit confused. Vodafone can set up vlive coz they own the >> network and don't have to charge for data - they can make revenue with >> advertising etc. Is there a brochure for this service? >> >> Cheers >> Bob >> >> >>> >>> ------Original Message------ >>> From: Jason Pickering >>> To: Greg Vodacom >>> Cc: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [Dhis2-devs] APN for Mobile DHIS >>> Sent: Jun 29, 2010 13:32 >>> >>> This really has nothing to do with DHIS2 itself, but the underlying >>> way in which clients to connect to each other. >>> >>> We have tested the use of OpenVPN in Zambia, and it works fine for >>> remote database connections where a secure line is required. However, >>> there are drawbacks (namely maintenance, setup and configuration) >>> which limits the use cases for this type of "darknet". >>> >>> Not really sure why it would be necessary, but perhaps there is a use >>> case for it in SA. It should not make any difference to DHIS2 as long >>> as clients can connect to each other through TCP/IP. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Jason >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 1:22 PM, Greg <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Hi guys >>>> >>>> Forgive me for intruding but does anyone know if DHIS2 mobile platform >>>> makes use of APN technology? The guys here at CellLife in Cape Town are >>>> proposing a mobile vpn as part of a proposal. Just want to know if you >>>> guys are using it or are able to or know of issues in getting APN's set up >>>> for mobile use... >>>> >>>> Greg >>>> >>>> Sent via BlackBerry >>>> >>>>_______________________________________________ >>>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs >>>> Post to : [email protected] >>>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs >>>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> -- >>> Jason P. Pickering >>> email: [email protected] >>> tel:+260968395190 >>> >>> >>> Sent via BlackBerry >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs >>> Post to : [email protected] >>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs >>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs >> Post to : [email protected] >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> > > > > -- > Cheers, > Knut Staring > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
