On 10/10/2013 3:50 PM, Steve G. wrote:
Suppose I wanted to change venue to a more developed country, where
the income level allows people to use unlimited SMS, would that have
made any difference?
In other words, is there a messaging system, OSS or not, that can be
used both on phone and computers? I suppose Skype might be one, but it
really is more of a phone system and not messaging tool.
Email is not a solution, as you messages, in my mind, are not uniquely
visible. Twitter is even more so - it is a broadcast tool more than
anything else. I want individual and group conversations, but with the
ability to view the web pages and videos that are sent on a normal
size screen.
The problem that I see is that you simply can't do it. People with dumb
phones are limited to what they can receive, people with computers and
smart phones are somewhat less.
There are MANY instant message clients for both computers and phones,
SKYPE is one of the few that runs on all of them.
Dumb phones are limited to SMS's, so a combined system is needed.
On the other hand, if you look at the thread that followed my asking
about an iPod replacement, I found a suitable smartphone for your needs
for 549 NIS. ($135). That's a lot of money to give to a lot of people,
but you may be able to get a lower price if you buy many. There are also
the cheap Chinese Android phones, which are a lot cheaper if you buy
them by the case directly from China.
But then you need to buy them a cellular data plan.
Geoff.
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Geoffrey S. Mendelson 4X1GM/N3OWJ
Jerusalem Israel.
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