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I have an offline copy of Wikipedia on my phone. It's only 10 GB. Storage is cheap. Instead of arguing to get free network access that support some companies r
by peterburkimsher 9y ago
I have an offline copy of Wikipedia on my phone. It's only 10 GB. Storage is cheap.
Instead of arguing to get free network access that support some companies rather than others, why not promote offline apps?
Pay to get the latest updates (news, communications with friends). Store things that don't change often (contacts, music, maps) offline and locally.
- phil248 9y agoThat's really common is some countries with limited or restricted internet access. There was also a company trying to deploy a series of satellites to provide persistent, free (but low bandwidth) access to a small cross-section of the internet, with a focus on education and information. I wish I could remember that company's name.
- phil248 9y agoThe company is called Outernet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outernet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outernet
- peterburkimsher 9y agoInstead of satellites, why not keep a cache in the 3G base station? Load times would be much faster, and the infrastructure is all there already. There might be some copyright issues for Google Maps tiles, but I wonder if the range is small enough to be within fair use.