Question 1

Hello, this is an amazing idea. I have a few questions: 1) Can this work with an existing phone as is, or would the phone have to be modified in some way? 2) Will it work on a 4G network or is 5G necessary? 3) Do you plan on making this available in other countries?

Accepted Answer

Hey John, great questions! 1. Cycle will work on existing phones as long as it runs Android 4.1 or newer, with no mods necessary. We're currently working on an app version of Cycle for existing phones, and we plan to produce our own phones once our software is more stable. 2. Cycle will work on a 4G network, 5G not required. 3. Yes. Our initial pilot will be in the San Francisco area. We plan to expand to other major cities in the US before offering it in other countries.

Question 2

Will it work with limited data plans? What minimal data plan it needs in order to be useful?

Accepted Answer

Hi Maksym, It will work with limited data plans. As for how much data you need it depends on how often you use your phone and what you do on it. For example if you're watching videos and playing games on your phone for 5 hours a day that would use much more data than if you were to just listen to music for a couple hours. As for the exact amount of data you'd need, I can't give an exact number. 5GB/month is likely enough for regular use, but that depends on a lot of factors. We are exploring ...

Question 3

1) What IP protects your technology and who owns it? 2) It sounds like there will be a software and a hardware (e.g., Cycle devices) side of the business. Where will you be making most of the R&D investment going forward? 3) When do you actually anticipate launching the pr...

Accepted Answer

Hey Kevin, thanks for asking! 1. As of right now, our prototype mainly relies on modified, open-source projects such as TurboVNC for video streaming. The problem with them is that they're designed for developers, and not for commercial use. They're not optimized for mobile devices. We'll need to eventually improve upon them by building our own custom solutions to replace these tools, which we will own the IP for. 2. The funds from this raise will mainly go towards building the software, which...

Question 4

Thanks for answering my questions. When do you anticipate launching the initial pilot?

Accepted Answer

Hey again! Optimistically, we're aiming to launch by Q4 of this year, but it will probably be closer to mid Q1 of 2022.

Question 5

How do you address the iOS market (or do you)?

Accepted Answer

Hi Scott, We have been working on releasing our first iOS app, Plug In Desktop. It will allow users to turn their phone/tablet into a high-performance desktop computer (refer to 2:30 in the Pitch Video). If you would be interested in getting early access as soon as next week, please join our waitlist: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeupUoPRle1O2XfqneJfxOupG8bjN14Of-rcPejhf9rY_S_Lw/viewform?usp=sf_link

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