[General] Zain Mobile Backup

[Burhan Khalid]

The same difference between dialup and DSL.

Low Speed = GPRS(2G)/EDGE(3G)/UMTS(3G)
High Speed = HSDPA(3.5G)

Bashar Al-Abdulhadi wrote:
> [off topic]
> whats the difference between low speed and high speed?
> [/off topic]
> 
> 
> Majed B. wrote, On 5/29/2008 8:30 PM:
>> 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 
>> <mailto:majedb at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     Yo dude!
>>
>>     Got answers for the questions? Much appreciated.
>>
>>
>>     ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>     From: Majed B. <majedb at gmail.com <mailto: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
>>     <mailto: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 
>> <http://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
>>
>>
>>  
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>>
>>
>>     Secure, you say? We'll see about that...
>>
>>
>> the client not jsut compresses the data before sending, it also 
>> encrypts it
>>
>> -- 
>> Majed B.
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