A friend just pointed me to this phone on ebay. http://goo.gl/qbaKD
I think catch must be the extremely high shipping cost.
otherwise if someone is up to a local pick up then the cost comes down to maybe 5K.

Alex
On 3/15/2011 10:16 AM, Robert Kuria wrote:
Joe,

you doing PR for this phone?

On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 11:28 AM, Joe Murithi Njeru <joe.njeru@gmail.com> wrote:
Hey Alvin,

I've had an IDEOS since when they were launched.

Not had a problem on it. Bought a screen cover + case.

Finally this weekend installed Skype from the market and been calling
people with it from Java free wireless.

Installed BatteryBooster to manage my battery life. Now lasts atleast 2
hours longer.

Installed 3GWatchdog to manage my #544 25mb daily limit.

Installed Aldiko to read my ebooks from ProjectGutenburg and converted
ones using Calibre.

Installed GTunes to download music.

Installed SoundHound to identify songs playing on the radio, club or
matatu.

Installed Barcode for QRcodes

Installed EsFileExplorer to manage files on my IDEOS

And all for $100 .... best $100 dollars I ever spent!!


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From: Alvin Jason Ochieng <ajochola@gmail.com>
Reply-to: Skunkworks Mailing List <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke>
To: Skunkworks Mailing List <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke>
Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] IDEOS really taking it to the masses
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2011 10:58:14 +0300

@ Simon....ive also heard of 4 cases now...... all hardware !!!




On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 10:55 AM, [Brainiac] <arebacollins@gmail.com>
wrote:
� � � �@simon, any specifics on the problems besetting the idiot? was
� � � �just about to head out get one for myself... :-(



� � � �On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 10:30 AM, Simon Wainaina
� � � �<swainaina@gmail.com> wrote:
� � � � � � � �It has been termed idiot smartphone. More than 70% of my
� � � � � � � �friends who have purchased it have had to take it back
� � � � � � � �to Safcon coz of HW failure

� � � � � � � �On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 9:52 AM, Philip Musyoki
� � � � � � � �<pmusyoki@gmail.com> wrote:

� � � � � � � � � � � �Seems like a good strategy for Safaricom. The
� � � � � � � � � � � �key is not to move hardware, but create an
� � � � � � � � � � � �ecosystem where owners or (addicts) of the now
� � � � � � � � � � � �famous Ideos become huge consumers of data. I am
� � � � � � � � � � � �sure they may be selling the phone at
� � � � � � � � � � � �a subsidized cost but considering how these
� � � � � � � � � � � �smartphones move data, soon their data sales may
� � � � � � � � � � � �exceed voice.


� � � � � � � � � � � �I hope other players will not come back a few
� � � � � � � � � � � �years from now and want to share the Safaricom
� � � � � � � � � � � �Ideos ecosystem.




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