[General] Zain Mobile Backup

[Majed B.]

Below is a reply from one of my friends who works at Zain.


On Mon, May 26, 2008 at 4:18 AM, Majed B. <majedb at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yo dude!
>
> Got answers for the questions? Much appreciated.
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Majed B. <majedb at gmail.com>
> Date: Mon, May 26, 2008 at 4:14 AM
> Subject: Re: [General] Zain Mobile Backup
> To: General OpenSource Discussion <general at oskw.org>
>
>
> Over WAP? This will take AGES! Especially now that everyone has songs,
> images and even videos on their mobiles!!!
>

you get to choose what to backup (if you dont wish to backup songs for
example). and it works with EDGE, 3G, and 3.5G if your phone supports it.



>
> So, they'll charge for that service only, or will they charge for
> every kilobyte you upload as well? (Warning: Major money blackhole)
>


currently there are 3 data packages offered by zain.

   1. pay as you go (1 fils per 1KB) no monthly fees (dont even think of
   getting this package)
   2. low speed unlimited transfer 14KD a month
   3. high speed unlimited transfer 27KD a month

so if you have #2 or #3, you'll be ok with data transfer.
also the client compresses the data before sending it.

I dont know whats the fee for the backup service tho.



> When they say J2ME, can we assume Google Android will be supported in
> the future, or is that just a marketing stunt, to stuff acronyms &
> specification names into the mix?


it is J2ME and any phone with J2ME can run it.



>
>
> What if someone changed their mobile number (line/subscription) and
> forgot the old one?


in the website (mobilebackup.kw.zain.com) you'll be able to make any changes
to your profile and even edit contacts and download pictures etc..



>
>
> Assume all the questions above don't matter, and assume the service
> picks up, phone now hold a minimum of 128MB + SD/MMC cards of 256MB
> (minimum). That's 384MB. Let's say 3000 people subscribed, that's
> 1125GB (1.1TB). Do you think Zain has the storage capacity to match
> the demand? I very much doubt they would, if there's a big demand.
> Upgrading the hardware infrastructure isn't easy and if it was, you
> still have to wait at least 2 weeks for hardware delivery.



The whole thing is outsourced to a company outside of kuwait. this company
already have millions of customers and can handle the demand




>
>
> Secure, you say? We'll see about that...


the client not jsut compresses the data before sending, it also encrypts it

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Majed B.
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