FrontlineSMS allows you to text message with large groups of people anywhere there is a mobile signal.

Are you planning to use FrontlineSMS in 2012 Kenyan elections?

Hi all,

FrontlineSMS has a strong and buzzing user base in Kenya, and I have already heard a few different users mention that they are thinking of using of FrontlineSMS in the Kenyan elections in 2012. Therefore I wanted to start this forum discussion to provide people with a place to share and potentially coordinate ideas, efforts, plans, and actions for using FrontlineSMS in this way.

There is a wealth of knowledge in the FrontlineSMS user community and it will be great if all those considering using FrontlineSMS for monitoring Kenyan elections in 2012 could inform and support each other!

So please use this discussion to share your plans for Kenyan elections 2012!

\o/

Tags: 2012, Community, FrontlineSMS, Kenya, elections, use

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by Joseph Owuondo on January 30, 2012 at 10:03am

Hello there !

I wish it was Monday or sometimes after Thursday! But let's hear from the rest. Regards

Permalink Reply by Florence Scialom on January 30, 2012 at 2:06pm

Hi Joseph,

Happy to change the time/ day to after Thursday; this will give time to reach out and invite others who may be using FrontlineSMS in Kenya 2012 elections but may not be on the forum.

Feel free to suggest a time after Thursday which will suit you, and we can see if it will work for others.

Thanks!

Flo

Permalink Reply by Joseph Owuondo on January 30, 2012 at 2:47pm

Flo,

Sure. Lets get what others think and probably by this Tuesday we'll have a day. Am sure though, 3.pm isn't a bad time for us here in Kenya.

Regards

Sep

Permalink Reply by Florence Scialom on February 7, 2012 at 6:05am

Hi all,

An update on this: We have now decided to schedule this call in late February. Please feel free to reply to this discussion thread, or contact me directly at florence[at]frontlinesms[dot]com if you're interested in joining the call. More details to follow.

Thanks!

Flo

Permalink Reply by Florence Scialom on March 27, 2012 at 7:52am

Hi all,

Just to update this discussion thread, we recently had a call on planned FrontlineSMS use in the Kenyan elections and reported on the discussion here on our blog. In follow up, we will also be hosting an informal user meet-up in our Nairobi offices, which you can find out more about here on the forum. Please let us know if you're interested by replying to the forum thread or emailing us via info[at]frontlinesms[dot]com.

Thanks everyone! \o/

Flo

Permalink Reply by Trupla PNG on May 14, 2012 at 1:38am

Is there a web-based version of this software or if its possible to maintain a 100% uptime without the need to have my laptop powered up 24/7 ?

Thanks

PNG

Permalink Reply by Florence Scialom on May 15, 2012 at 4:58am

Hi PNG,

At present there isn't a web-based version of FrontlineSMS and so you need to have the software on in order to send and receive messages. We would advise regularly re-booting your system if you do plan to have it on all the time.

Please let us know if you have any further questions on this, or any other aspects of using the software. It will be great to stay in touch; it looks like you are planning some very valuable work monitoring the Papua New Guinea National Elections.

Thanks

Florence