The Redfly has little use for consumers but for certain business uses with large deployments of smart phones it makes a lot of sense. For example lots of police forces are going over to Blackberrys and other smart phones for mobile data as opposed to desktop OS based solutions. They provide pretty much all the functionality needed but data input speed is limited somewhat by the small screen and keyboard so a larger vehicle mounted device is preferable. Now you can either purchase a laptop or netbook solution for between £200 and a couple of thousand AND all the software licenses e.g. Windows, Office, specific apps AND the support infrastructure AND deal with all the problems associated with local storage of sensitive data AND purchase a 3G network card with a monthly data charge OR ALTERNATIVELY for £170 you can buy a REDFLY which provides a suitable solution to the screen/keyboard size issue and use it to enhance the infrastructure you already have in place whilse retaining familiarity with the true mobile solution. All you pay is the cost of the hardware/accessories and any (minimal) training required, there are no ongoing additional costs. This is an example of what I think the REDFLY'S niche is and I think it fills it very well.
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The Redfly has little use for consumers but for certain business uses with large deployments of smart phones it makes a lot of sense. For example lots of police forces are going over to Blackberrys and other smart phones for mobile data as opposed to desktop OS based solutions. They provide pretty much all the functionality needed but data input speed is limited somewhat by the small screen and keyboard so a larger vehicle mounted device is preferable.
Now you can either purchase a laptop or netbook solution for between £200 and a couple of thousand AND all the software licenses e.g. Windows, Office, specific apps AND the support infrastructure AND deal with all the problems associated with local storage of sensitive data AND purchase a 3G network card with a monthly data charge OR ALTERNATIVELY for £170 you can buy a REDFLY which provides a suitable solution to the screen/keyboard size issue and use it to enhance the infrastructure you already have in place whilse retaining familiarity with the true mobile solution. All you pay is the cost of the hardware/accessories and any (minimal) training required, there are no ongoing additional costs. This is an example of what I think the REDFLY'S niche is and I think it fills it very well.