Have you ever tried uploading or downloading something online and the internet connection gives up on you leading you to do the same task again and leaving you with redundant data files? Ofcourse it has, that’s one of the deep pains of the digital realm – unreliable internet connections!
But just because we cannot predict how your connection will perform does not mean we cannot be prepared for it. And we at QuestionPro have done exactly that when it comes to our own Offline Mobile App.
The QuestionPro Offline data capture Mobile App has been a valuable asset for thousands of organizations across the world, starting with non-profits to Fortune 500 companies. It is used for capturing critical survey data from any location without depending on internet connection. In one of our recent updates we have already injected the functionality of even analytics that can be run offline.
When Offline must go Online
In a World that lives online, at some point our users and clients will have to upload the information when they are in an internet zone. But even what we classify as a stable internet zone can turn out to be disappointing when a data upload is suddenly interrupted with unstable wireless connections.
Even when an upload attempt succeeds, you are now left with duplicate data from previously failed attempts. Moreover, internet data packs are not inexpensive and with every failed upload attempt is the loss of that data pack since the objective was not completed and will have to start the upload from scratch again.
But with our latest update, these issues is now a thing of the past!
With our new Synchronous Data Upload feature, there will neither be a single redundant survey data from the Offline Mobile App nor will there be any loss of precious mobile/wifi data packs.
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So how did we do it? (Geeky stuff)
As you might be aware, data is sent in the form of packets over the internet pipeline (bandwidth). Earlier, much like most mobile apps do, the data was being sent all at once through the online pipeline. But now, we have configured our system to send only 1 data field (survey response data) at a time. This means that till the time field no 1 is delivered, the next packet of information will not be launched for delivery.
So now that the system can keep track of the last data packet that was sent and delivered, in case of an internet disconnection and reconnection, only the next packet in the series will be sent. Therefore – zero redundant data and zero loss of data bandwidth too. After all, even internet connection is a significant investment!
