Topic: Making Bitcoin usable in needy places - page 2. (Read 2538 times)
Good suggestion. There were some guys here discussing translation of some app for African countries last spring. Wonder how far they got?
I heard someone previously note that the way to get Bitcoin into low income countries was for them to use it on their phones.
The idea was that people from low income countries more can more likely afford a phone rather than a computer.
Here is a graph of Cellphone model use:
http://gs.statcounter.com/#mobile_vendor-ww-monthly-201112-201212
Nokia is at the top.
Going in more specifically to low income countries:
Iran - http://gs.statcounter.com/#mobile_vendor-IR-monthly-201112-201212
Kenya - http://gs.statcounter.com/#mobile_vendor-KE-monthly-201112-201212
Nigeria - http://gs.statcounter.com/#mobile_vendor-NG-monthly-201112-201212
Ethiopia - http://gs.statcounter.com/#mobile_vendor-ET-monthly-201112-201212
They are all using Nokia.
Unfortunately, no one wrote up an app for Nokia:
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mobile_Payment_Apps
I think an app for Nokia would be a first good step to get low income countries.
The idea was that people from low income countries more can more likely afford a phone rather than a computer.
Here is a graph of Cellphone model use:
http://gs.statcounter.com/#mobile_vendor-ww-monthly-201112-201212
Nokia is at the top.
Going in more specifically to low income countries:
Iran - http://gs.statcounter.com/#mobile_vendor-IR-monthly-201112-201212
Kenya - http://gs.statcounter.com/#mobile_vendor-KE-monthly-201112-201212
Nigeria - http://gs.statcounter.com/#mobile_vendor-NG-monthly-201112-201212
Ethiopia - http://gs.statcounter.com/#mobile_vendor-ET-monthly-201112-201212
They are all using Nokia.
Unfortunately, no one wrote up an app for Nokia:
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mobile_Payment_Apps
I think an app for Nokia would be a first good step to get low income countries.
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