In contrast, the living and learning environments in developing countries can often be quite different. Where mobile technology may prove a complementary extension to teaching methods in the West, Ior example. in proving or enriching the learning experience, in many developing countries it offers the hope of revoluising learning altogether, even taking it into areas previously starved of reliab je or regular education services. This particularly true in rural areas, which may be characterised by a lack of fixed telephone lines, poor roads and unreliable electriciiy, poor postal services, few if any personal computers, few teachers, and most likely no Internet access