[chbot] Reminder of Robotics meeting next week

[Mike Barnes]

There you go Andy cheap, and just does calls and maybe the snake game...
http://www.trademe.co.nz/mobile-phones/mobile-phones/nokia/other-nokia-phone
s/auction-858555660.htm

Cheers
Mike


-----Original Message-----
From: chchrobotics-bounces at lists.linuxnut.co.nz
[mailto:chchrobotics-bounces at lists.linuxnut.co.nz] On Behalf Of Andy Gardner
Sent: Monday, 16 March 2015 12:09 p.m.
To: Christchurch Robotics
Subject: Re: [chbot] Reminder of Robotics meeting next week


I'd like to source a phone that I can lock down for kids use, so all they
can do is call or text me or the handbrake. No downloading Facebook,
Instagram or Tinder apps etc.

Would that phone be suitable or is there a cheaper option?

Andy

On 16/03/2015, at 12:03 PM, Mark Beckett wrote:

> In case anyone is interested.
> 
> I recently purchased a Vodafone Smart 4 Turbo which are now down to $108
or thereabouts.
> http://www.vodafone.com/content/index/about/what/devices/smart4turbo.h
> tml
> 
> Quad core 1.2GHz processor, 4.5inch display, 4G,  Bluetooth 4 and 
> Android 4.4 (kitKat)
> 
> Its an Acatel based phone but more importantly the source code is
available as Open Source.
> https://sourceforge.net/projects/alcatel/files/Vodafone_985N_20140705.
> tar.xz/download
> 
> Hence someone that wants to remove all the 'vendor supplied' stuff can do
so.
> 
> 
> Mark


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