Solar powered? Check. In an area with NO electricity, you still can charge even in low light and light overcast conditions. It's about $25 and with M-Pesa you can use this phone for financial transactions interest free. You buy an mpesa card just like a mobile minutes card and then the credited amount is on your phone. A password for protection and a seller's mobile number and BAM you can transfer your fees. You can even go to Equity Banks and use the mobile to add/withdrawal funds from your bank account. Mpesa has forced financial institutions to eliminate most every fee for banking (eg those pesky ATM fees).
Oh and did I mention 5 bars of reception!! I am in the foothills of western Kenya folks. Masai are directly over the hill (and enter town on weekends) and I have 5 BARS! I can go to any country in the world, pop in a sim card and make calls, texts. Damn you corporate America for crushing the freeing potential of mobiles in America.
When I return I will continue to loathe AT&T and other companies for their oligopolistic practices.
END Rant
P.S. Anyone who says "blah blah Verizon" I have an iPhone. You have a wannabe OS in Android soon to be segmented like any other open OS and you'll suffer the same network issues once iPhone comes to Verizon. Wouldn't you like consistent 5 bars (and let's throw 3GS in for the sake of conversation) too? And, you still want an iPhone.
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