Freedom Fone

Posted by AnneryanHeatwole on Aug 27, 2009
Organization that developed the Tool: 
Main Contact: 
Brenda Burrell
Problem or Need: 

Freedom Fone addresses the need for simple, affordable, uncensored communication technology. It allows for frequently-updated, short segment audio programming. It removes the technical challenge of hosting and setting up the back-end, allowing users to concentrate on content.

Main Contact Email : 
Brief Description: 

Freedom Fone merges the mobile phone with citizen radio programming. Audio files are stored by Freedom Fone in a content management system which is updated through a simple-to-use browser interface. These audio clips populate an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) menu which callers can navigate through for information. Individuals can contribute questions, content and feedback by leaving voice messages via the IVR interface. Freedom Fone can be operated as a collective, with different groups managing different channels of information from the same installation.

Tool Category: 
App resides and runs on a server
Key Features : 

The Freedom Fone system lets implementers create simple voice menus that users can call in and navigate using their keypad. The voice menus can contain the news and information that the users may be interested in listening to, and also allow users to leave messages. There is also call-back functionality (user calls, hangs up, the system calls them back) for user cost reduction. The system includes SMS polling functionality as well. 

These, and more features, are listed on the feature pages of version 1.5, and version 1.0.

Main Services: 
Interactive Voice Response (IVR)
Voting, Data Collection, Surveys, and Polling
Tool Maturity: 
Currently deployed
Platforms: 
All phones -- Voice
Current Version: 
1.5
Program/Code Language: 
PHP
Number of Current End Users: 
None/not deployed yet
Number of current beneficiaries: 
Under 100
Support Forums: 
https://dev.freedomfone.org/wiki
Languages supported: 
All
Handsets/devices supported: 
Mobigater (http://www.mobigater.bg) GSM modems. See more details at http://dev.freedomfone.org/wiki/
Reviews/Evaluations: 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7785847.stm
Is the Tool's Code Available?: 
Yes
URL for license: 
https://dev.freedomfone.org/browser/trunk/license/MPL
Is an API available to interface with your tool?: 
Yes
Global Regions: 
Countries: 

Freedom Fone Locations

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Organization that developed the Tool: 
Main Contact: 
Brenda Burrell
Problem or Need: 

Freedom Fone addresses the need for simple, affordable, uncensored communication technology. It allows for frequently-updated, short segment audio programming. It removes the technical challenge of hosting and setting up the back-end, allowing users to concentrate on content.

Main Contact Email : 
Brief Description: 

Freedom Fone merges the mobile phone with citizen radio programming. Audio files are stored by Freedom Fone in a content management system which is updated through a simple-to-use browser interface. These audio clips populate an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) menu which callers can navigate through for information. Individuals can contribute questions, content and feedback by leaving voice messages via the IVR interface. Freedom Fone can be operated as a collective, with different groups managing different channels of information from the same installation.

Tool Category: 
App resides and runs on a server
Key Features : 

The Freedom Fone system lets implementers create simple voice menus that users can call in and navigate using their keypad. The voice menus can contain the news and information that the users may be interested in listening to, and also allow users to leave messages. There is also call-back functionality (user calls, hangs up, the system calls them back) for user cost reduction. The system includes SMS polling functionality as well. 

These, and more features, are listed on the feature pages of version 1.5, and version 1.0.

Main Services: 
Interactive Voice Response (IVR)
Voting, Data Collection, Surveys, and Polling
Tool Maturity: 
Currently deployed
Platforms: 
All phones -- Voice
Current Version: 
1.5
Program/Code Language: 
PHP
Number of Current End Users: 
None/not deployed yet
Number of current beneficiaries: 
Under 100
Support Forums: 
https://dev.freedomfone.org/wiki
Languages supported: 
All
Handsets/devices supported: 
Mobigater (http://www.mobigater.bg) GSM modems. See more details at http://dev.freedomfone.org/wiki/
Reviews/Evaluations: 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7785847.stm
Is the Tool's Code Available?: 
Yes
URL for license: 
https://dev.freedomfone.org/browser/trunk/license/MPL
Is an API available to interface with your tool?: 
Yes
Global Regions: 
Countries: 

Freedom Fone Locations

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