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I thought something along the same lines - fire up an old server and launch a couple hundred Android VMs. I doubt it'll even be that much expensive (if at all)
by manjana 7y ago
I thought something along the same lines - fire up an old server and launch a couple hundred Android VMs. I doubt it'll even be that much expensive (if at all) compared to 100-200 phones drawing 5-10W each, or whatever devices of that size consume.
- warrenmiller 7y agoYou need actual registered phone IDs
- manjana 7y agoWhat sort of phone ID - ICCID or IMEI, or something else?
- Scoundreller 7y agoShould be trivial to scrape them off the Internet. Or buy them.
- jdnenej 7y agoDon't android and iOS ban identifying the actual device and instead require an ad if which can be regenerated be used?
- Scoundreller 7y agoPhones can run full blast and charge with a 5w input. With reduced screen brightness, I’d bet they’re at 2 or 3 watts per. That’s a few dollars a year for electricity, 24/7, per unit at 10c/kwh. Would love to see some solar panel contraptions that switch between grid and solar, using whatever oomph the battery still has left.