General Chef Solicitation

CtDMonet · #1 (**permalink**) 02-17-2011, 01:44 PM

I see a lot of work being done for some great phones, and am wondering how can we make money doing this? I would like to talk to someone who cooks up a Rom, to get their take on it.

Some ideas - a Rom for your teenager. Integrates latitude, and limits usage of phone, time of day locks. A discipline feature could allow phone to be used to call certain numbers when in "grounded" mode - such as 911, home, etc. Block texts and calls when phone is moving, unless using a bluetooth device. Some parents might pay extra for a monitoring feature, that allowed remote live streaming - so that you could see for your self where your child was.

**rainfreak** · #2 (**permalink**) 02-17-2011, 02:37 PM

I'm not sure what kind of replies that you will get for this from the chefs/devs interested. However, PPCGeeks doesn't make it a habit to allow for any ROMs to be sold on our site. We have never had an issue for donations, but selling a ROM is not really allowed.

CtDMonet · #3 (**permalink**) 02-17-2011, 06:54 PM

I know we have pocket PCs that have been specifically designed for inventory, tools, cash registers, and singular purpose vehicles. Heck, I've even used one myself where the only purpose was taking baseball stats, so I know it can't be illegal to lock it down for a teenager.

Is it a carrier issue with selling roms? a software rights issue? or a PPC Geeks policy issue?

**rainfreak** · #4 (**permalink**) 02-18-2011, 11:21 AM

It's more of a PPCGeeks thing as we are an open community that strives to share what we know. Again, asking for donations is fine and completely acceptable, but for the life of me I cannot think of any ROMs that were for sale on this site.

cruise350 · #5 (**permalink**) 02-18-2011, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by CtDMonet

I see a lot of work being done for some great phones, and am wondering how can we make money doing this? I would like to talk to someone who cooks up a Rom, to get their take on it.

Some ideas - a Rom for your teenager. Integrates latitude, and limits usage of phone, time of day locks. A discipline feature could allow phone to be used to call certain numbers when in "grounded" mode - such as 911, home, etc. Block texts and calls when phone is moving, unless using a bluetooth device. Some parents might pay extra for a monitoring feature, that allowed remote live streaming - so that you could see for your self where your child was.

There is an app in the market that does basically what your asking. I saw it on the news the other day but can't remember the name. The parent can set a radius of travel and they will get a text if the child leaves those boundries, if they are speeding or using the phone while driving. There was a call restriction feature and a few more items. Search the market or google what your looking for and see what pops up.

**boredandtattooed** · #6 (**permalink**) 02-18-2011, 12:33 PM

Sprint family locator does half this stuff...

and +1 we dont sell anything, but phones in bargin trader here pretty much.... No devs or chefs here sell us their products.. everythings free... we all enjoy the things we learn and do, so we love to share it with as many people as we can... even XDAs Devs and Chefs, a more global platform if you will, dont sell their work usually...

apps are what you sell, those go out to MILLIONS and MILLIONS of subscribers.. ROMs are for the exclusive people who actually take the time to go online and learn what to do... its kind of like "well you came all this way for knowledge and help, Here, let me give it to you"