Practical Insights on Text Messaging

7 Reasons Why Farmers Do Not Use Market Price SMS Text Messages

7 Reasons Why Farmers Do Not Use Market Price SMS Text Messages

Published on: Jun 05 2016 by Wayan Vota - 15 Comments
On Friday, we had the startling realization that fishermen do not use mobile phones to compare market prices of fish. Besides cultural and legal limitations to...
Teaching the Power of Text Messaging in Haiti

Teaching the Power of Text Messaging in Haiti

Published on: Mar 03 2013 by Guest Writer - 1 Comment
I am Neelley Hicks and I spend a lot of energy telling people about FrontlineSMS and how it can transform communications for those living without Internet in the...
SMS Testing: Text Message Delivery Time and Reliability in Tanzania

SMS Testing: Text Message Delivery Time and Reliability in Tanzania

Published on: Aug 31 2011 by Guest Writer - 1 Comment
var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; I am Michael Benedict and while working with SMS-based applications I’ve noticed an air of mystery around...
Africa’s Mobile Phone Future: IP Based, Not SMS

Africa’s Mobile Phone Future: IP Based, Not SMS

Published on: Sep 15 2009 by Wayan Vota - 16 Comments
tweetmeme_source = 'ICT_works'; With all the hype around the use of text messaging on mobile phones, like Google Trader or FrontlineSMS, it seems that the future...