Comments on: FrontlineSMS: Now with Forms http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/2009/03/frontlinesms-now-with-forms/ Where technology meets anthropology, conservation and development Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:06:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Ebuka Amaefula http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/2009/03/frontlinesms-now-with-forms/comment-page-1/#comment-7975 Ebuka Amaefula Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:34:43 +0000 http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/?p=1088#comment-7975 I have 2 say "GREAT WORK MAN" keep it up I have 2 say “GREAT WORK MAN” keep it up

]]> By: kiwanja http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/2009/03/frontlinesms-now-with-forms/comment-page-1/#comment-6741 kiwanja Sun, 11 Apr 2010 07:37:39 +0000 http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/?p=1088#comment-6741 @Nikhilesh - Not sure about Indian users. Best you join the online community at http://frontlinesms.ning.com and post a Forum topic asking if anyone is using it there. Cheers. @Nikhilesh – Not sure about Indian users. Best you join the online community at http://frontlinesms.ning.com and post a Forum topic asking if anyone is using it there. Cheers.

]]> By: nikhilesh http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/2009/03/frontlinesms-now-with-forms/comment-page-1/#comment-6735 nikhilesh Sat, 10 Apr 2010 20:38:24 +0000 http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/?p=1088#comment-6735 exciting stuff. looking forward to looking at it more. any one in india using this? wanting to use this techg for a very large micro finance and empowerment programme. exciting stuff. looking forward to looking at it more. any one in india using this? wanting to use this techg for a very large micro finance and empowerment programme.

]]> By: Ken Banks http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/2009/03/frontlinesms-now-with-forms/comment-page-1/#comment-5809 Ken Banks Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:28:36 +0000 http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/?p=1088#comment-5809 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content"><a href="http://topsy.com/twitter/giantpandinha">@giantpandinha</a> Not everyone can afford Android phones in the field. Here&<a href="http://topsy.com/s?q=%2339">#39</a>;s the launch post. Forms still work in progress. http://is.gd/5QVDJ</span></span> @giantpandinha Not everyone can afford Android phones in the field. Here&#39;s the launch post. Forms still work in progress. http://is.gd/5QVDJ

]]> By: Mai Odonnell http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/2009/03/frontlinesms-now-with-forms/comment-page-1/#comment-5092 Mai Odonnell Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:52:16 +0000 http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/?p=1088#comment-5092 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">FrontlineSMS: Now with Forms | Build it Kenny, and they will come... http://tinyurl.com/ylft38v</span></span> FrontlineSMS: Now with Forms | Build it Kenny, and they will come… http://tinyurl.com/ylft38v

]]> By: Matt Kim http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/2009/03/frontlinesms-now-with-forms/comment-page-1/#comment-3092 Matt Kim Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:46:48 +0000 http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/?p=1088#comment-3092 FrontlineForms will surely make FrontlineSMS really good. Thanks for this. FrontlineForms will surely make FrontlineSMS really good. Thanks for this.

]]> By: Afrika og small software « Ind i Afrika http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/2009/03/frontlinesms-now-with-forms/comment-page-1/#comment-1477 Afrika og small software « Ind i Afrika Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:02:37 +0000 http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/?p=1088#comment-1477 [...] often for free. One of the most interesting recent applications built for the developing world, FrontlineForms, is targeted specifically at low- to mid-level mobile [...] [...] often for free. One of the most interesting recent applications built for the developing world, FrontlineForms, is targeted specifically at low- to mid-level mobile [...]

]]> By: Matthias-Matienzo http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/2009/03/frontlinesms-now-with-forms/comment-page-1/#comment-1464 Matthias-Matienzo Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:21:03 +0000 http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/?p=1088#comment-1464 Great idea, but will this work over the long run? Great idea, but will this work over the long run?

]]> By: Chipping away at the SMS literacy barrier http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/2009/03/frontlinesms-now-with-forms/comment-page-1/#comment-610 Chipping away at the SMS literacy barrier Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:33:17 +0000 http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/?p=1088#comment-610 [...] all the excitement surrounding Monday’s launch of FrontlineForms, we almost forgot the other improvements we’ve made to the FrontlineSMS software. As well as [...] [...] all the excitement surrounding Monday’s launch of FrontlineForms, we almost forgot the other improvements we’ve made to the FrontlineSMS software. As well as [...]

]]> By: Max Kpodjedo http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/2009/03/frontlinesms-now-with-forms/comment-page-1/#comment-462 Max Kpodjedo Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:17:37 +0000 http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/?p=1088#comment-462 Congratulations to you and your team Ken for this achievement. this makes FLsms even better. great pic from Erik (of the boy... empowered i would say by FLsms) Congratulations to you and your team Ken for this achievement. this makes FLsms even better.
great pic from Erik (of the boy… empowered i would say by FLsms)

]]> By: o/ FrontLineSMS new release « talk-share-learn http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/2009/03/frontlinesms-now-with-forms/comment-page-1/#comment-416 o/ FrontLineSMS new release « talk-share-learn Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:59:13 +0000 http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/?p=1088#comment-416 [...] You can read more on afromusing, an interesting blog on innovation, technology and beyond or on Ken’s blog. [...] [...] You can read more on afromusing, an interesting blog on innovation, technology and beyond or on Ken’s blog. [...]

]]> By: kiwanja http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/2009/03/frontlinesms-now-with-forms/comment-page-1/#comment-392 kiwanja Tue, 10 Mar 2009 10:24:13 +0000 http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/?p=1088#comment-392 @Michael - Again, I agree with everything you say. One of the pillars of my work, and something I blog about often, is the need for "long tail" applications - which is where FrontlineSMS is pitched - to run on readily available hardware. I agree that an SMS server is useful and could have great potential, and we've been looking at doing something like that with FrontlineSMS for some time. RapidSMS/FrontlineSMS folk are in regular contact, so there are strong opportunities that collaboration will emerge. At the end of the day, we're all focused on trying to help solve some of the more pressing problems out there, and end-users don't necessarily care what the technology is, as long as it works and they can use it @Stephane - I also agree with what you say! We deliberately made Forms and end-to-end SMS solution because there aren't many truly usable SMS forms products out there for NGOs. There are a number which utilise GPRS, of course. So although GPRS is certainly technically the better option (and a cheaper one!), for many FrontlineSMS users this remains a luxury. Saying that, the early alpha version of Forms did have GPRS support, but because of configuration challenges and our initial focus on SMS, we removed it to keep the application as simple as possible. The only configuration needed is to enter the SMS number for the FrontlineSMS hub. As you know, I'm very much focused on building tools which can be used today - other people can do the hard work and figure out what the future looks like. :) Watch this space for GPRS to re-enter at some stage in the future, though! @Michael – Again, I agree with everything you say. One of the pillars of my work, and something I blog about often, is the need for “long tail” applications – which is where FrontlineSMS is pitched – to run on readily available hardware. I agree that an SMS server is useful and could have great potential, and we’ve been looking at doing something like that with FrontlineSMS for some time. RapidSMS/FrontlineSMS folk are in regular contact, so there are strong opportunities that collaboration will emerge. At the end of the day, we’re all focused on trying to help solve some of the more pressing problems out there, and end-users don’t necessarily care what the technology is, as long as it works and they can use it

@Stephane – I also agree with what you say! We deliberately made Forms and end-to-end SMS solution because there aren’t many truly usable SMS forms products out there for NGOs. There are a number which utilise GPRS, of course. So although GPRS is certainly technically the better option (and a cheaper one!), for many FrontlineSMS users this remains a luxury. Saying that, the early alpha version of Forms did have GPRS support, but because of configuration challenges and our initial focus on SMS, we removed it to keep the application as simple as possible. The only configuration needed is to enter the SMS number for the FrontlineSMS hub. As you know, I’m very much focused on building tools which can be used today – other people can do the hard work and figure out what the future looks like. :) Watch this space for GPRS to re-enter at some stage in the future, though!

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