Indian villagers walk a dozen miles to charge cellphones
By Darren Murph 
posted Dec 23rd 2007 10:16PM
posted Dec 23rd 2007 10:16PM
While we've even seen politicians in India text citizens pleading for votes come election day, some remote locales of the nation still don't have electricity -- but that doesn't mean those messages aren't being received. Reportedly, about 30 to 40 individuals living in a Dalit village some 50 miles from Sagar in Madhya Pradesh are trudging around 12 miles per day just to get their mobile phones juiced back up for the next 24 hours of yappin'. Unfortunately, there's no sign of electricity being piped out to this remote region in the not-too-distant future, but considering how handsets enable the aforementioned denizens to contact outsiders in case of emergency (or to pass along the latest gossip), it doesn't look like they'll be ditching the hike anytime soon.[Via OnlyGizmos, image courtesy of Temple]
they should buy bikes.
So there is no electricity but there is cell towers?
"Thank you come again."
they need Ed Zander's Yellow Bike ! you would bike 6 miles and charge your phone ! Actually, one bike for the entire village should suffice. Come on Moto.
Why not get a hand crank or a solar charger?
Couldn't just one person make the hike carrying all 30-40 cellphones in a backpack? Sure you couldn't use your phone while in was in someone else's backpack, but that seems like small inconvenience compared to a 12 mile hike.
How about some solar powered chargers?
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i think this is so wrong! i think, shure it is not the funniest thing to do in the world. but, they are walking to power theyr cell. in other parts of the world, people are walking this far to get to water. i think its so wrong to pitty them who are walking to power theyr gadged!
Why no solar chargers? Because one would probably cost the better part of the whole villages monthly income.
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