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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>Session #2: Mobile Development<br />
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I. What are the different technologies using mobile?<br />
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a. SMS Blasts (consider reliability, cost, features, security)<br />
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b. 5 digit (“short code”) to get people to sign-up (expensive!)<br />
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c. International blast: set up via local servers<br />
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d. Mobile money: Kenya is the leading market, culturally because they have established job and were exchanging money via mobile. Philippines has it. India is <br />
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trying. Use “airtime” to pay.<br />
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e. Premium SMS - using mobile money to donate via text. Google non-profit SMS<br />
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II. Considerations<br />
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a. Low-end phone companies can’t receive blast texts (t-mobile)<br />
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b. Build capacity with a small number of people<br />
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c. Problem with SMS: security issues<br />
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III. Resources<br />
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d. Twilio<br />
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e. Frontline SMS (USB modem or phone)<br />
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f. Google Voice (US only, free text messages)<br />
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g. Clicktatell.com (gateway provider)<br />
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h. BulkSMS.com (gateway provider)<br />
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i. GSMarena.com<br />
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j. Credo Mobile (networked with Sprint, but doesn’t have access to all phones; it has a smaller framework; limited within theirsystem and framework)<br />
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k. Text Eagle: pay to text tasks; good for surveys/field data collection. It has 3 million subscribers.<br />
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l. SIM Toolkit – barrier of entry is high<br />
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m. WHAP – low end browsers on low-feature phones</div>Vivian