Tuesday 17 January 2012
Tuesday 11 October 2011
Does the Webbox require any special configuration
Does the Webbox require any special configuration to access the Internet?
- The Safaricom Webbox is Internet ready. No configuration is required.
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Can the Webbox work with both PrePay & PostPay SIM Cards?
Yes, the Webbox works with both PrePay and a PostPay SIM Cards.
Monday 3 October 2011
Thursday 29 September 2011
What can I use the Safaricom Webbox for
The Safaricom Webbox allows you to :
- Browse all your favourite websites.
- Set up e-mail accounts and keep in touch with friends and family.
- Upload photos, update your Facebook status, and poke your friends.
- Follow your favourite tweets.
- Find anything and everything on Google ™.
- Access M-PESA Services.
- Listen to your favourite tunes on FM radio.
- Sample some of the preloaded games.
- Play music and videos saved in the memory card.
- Send SMS.
- View your photos on a big screen.
- Manage your personal information using a calendar, calculator and notebook.
Safaricom Webbox
The Safaricom Webbox is a device that allows you to access the Internet on your TV. It comes in the form of a keyboard which has an inbuilt modem and a SIM Card. The Safaricom Webbox connects to your TV and provides a simple user interface, so you can navigate easily between services which include Internet browsing, SMS, and e-mail messaging. Other services include FM radio and an online photo album, as well as games, video players, and music players.
Safaricom Launches Webbox, Connecting Every TV to the Internet
Safaricom is rolling out a plug an play keyboard marketed under the Safaricom Webbox banner. The service which seems to have been adopted from Vodafone UK’s Webbox is set to retail in Kenya at Ksh 4,999 ($50) and turns every TV into a web box literally.
The keyboard which is a modem running on Android 2.1 (Eclair) will enable the user access the following services;
- Browsing the Internet
- M-Pesa Services
- Listening to FM Radio
- Playing Games
- Read and Send Emails
- Play Music and Videos Saved in Memory Card
- Send SMS
- Viewing Photos
- Calender, Calculator and Notebook for Personal Information
The keyboard was developed by Vodafone and has already been launched in Ghana India and South Africa among other countries. South Africa was actually the first country to get the device in February with India and Ghana following later.
The Safaricom Webbox is a data device which runs on Android 2.1. It has a built-in hardware and antenna that supports up to 2.5G and EDGE networks. The device connects to your TV through the standard RCA cables offering every user an internet experience. The only difference with your usual Android device is that it runs on an Android OS but you will not be able to access the Android Market
You will not need any CD to install the device to your TV as it is plug-n-play. To get the free 200MB Safaricom offers when you purchase the system, you will need to send the IMEI of your Keyboard to 440. Safaricom recommend the 500MB bundle which costs Ksh 499 for the service. The service works with any TV though the Black and white TVs will give you poor experience.
The Webbox is locked to Safaricom so you will not be able to use any other SIM card apart from those from Safaricom on it. To prevent misuse, the Webbox has a password control feature.
The biggest draw back to this system is only the EDGE network it runs on. Otherwise this is a great device which will serve a great constituency of users who cannot afford a proper Computer for internet access. With almost 10 Million Kenyan homes having access to TV, Safaricom Webbox has a big potential to increase internet penetration.
Before Safaricom avails a demo video online, find this demo from Vodafone Webbox by Patrick Chomet, Vodafone’s Group Director of Terminals:
For more information about Safaricom Webbox, check here
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