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by polyrand 1558 days ago
This presentation by an engineer from Wave (African fintech) shows how they used SMS and other tricks for zones without internet:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAxnA9L5rS8
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staindk 1558 days ago
This is interesting - thanks! Two of my CS lecturers at university were involved in setting up/improving networks across Africa and they had great stories to tell about that.

A LOT of stuff happens via USSD codes and SMS.

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