Solar-powered phones make life easier

  1. Posted on Monday 11 January 2010 - 10:14
    Peris
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    Peris Wairimu, VoicesofAfrica alumna, Meru, Kenya
    Access to mobile phone in rural Kenya was recently made cheaper and more attractive for the low-income peasants. Safaricom Company has introduced solar-powered mobile phones that not only cost little money but also put an end to long journeys and waiting time for electrical charging.
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    An average electricity-powered phone costs around Ksh 2,500 but the newly introduced, solar-powered ones cost only around Ksh 2,000. Moreover, instead of paying Ksh20 every two or three days to charge the battery, the owner of the solar phone will make no extra expenses on the phone. Also, they are reachable in the night, as they no longer have to switch their phones off to spare energy.

    Safaricom introduced these phones barely two years after the introduction of the mobile banking system known as Mpesa. This made money transactions even easier and instant, as they take place outside the traditional, bureaucratic banking system.

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    This video is part of the Voices of Africa project. The mobile reports in this project are made by reporters under training and reflect their respective progress.

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  1. Posted on Monday 25 January 2010 22:01
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    helo my name is sandra can i ask you a question?????????? well umm do you like being in the phone??????????? oh and by the way i like youre story
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  2. Posted on Thursday 28 January 2010 13:20
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  3. Posted on Monday 01 March 2010 21:30
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  4. Posted on Tuesday 02 March 2010 19:33
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    chaynel: this article is so cool and i would love to have a solar powered phone. that would also save the enviremnt
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  5. Posted on Saturday 06 March 2010 16:08
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    wow since there is so much sun in africa that would be very productive
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  8. Posted on Wednesday 30 November 2011 23:20
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  9. Posted on Tuesday 13 December 2011 02:50
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    Many of the conveniences that we take for granted such as ease of charging and cheap phone plans are actually unavailable for the people of Kenya. To us, a solar powered phone might be an interesting distraction. However for them, it might even be a matter of life and death.

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  10. Posted on Tuesday 27 December 2011 07:51
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    this article is so cool and i would love to have a metformin dosage solar powered phone. that would also save the environment
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  14. Posted on Friday 02 March 2012 18:41
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    Jay solar powerd phones help make life easy. I think its cool but really whats up with the big knife.The knife is big and looks like its been used a coulpe of times.
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  16. Posted on Saturday 24 March 2012 21:10
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    This stuff is new for me. I hope it be release in the international market because it can help us conserve electricity. pmp exam prep
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    I am hoping that it will on the market. We should support this kind of invention. pmp practice exam
  19. Posted on Tuesday 10 April 2012 06:09
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    The technology behind these phones are so good. The people are getting so much great use from these new phones. Sometimes this is the only type of phone that they can use. Great work on these phones. lawsuit against actos
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