Re: Here comes the cell phone ad disaster!

On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:54:04 -0500, "BruceR" <bruceNO@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>"Tom J" <tomnews@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> You thought it was neat, but I wouldn't. They would hear from me & not 
>> as a customer either!
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>> Tom J
>That's exactly right. As soon as the first person angrily storms into a 
>store demanding payment for minutes or text units that the store used 
>the practice will stop dead in it's tracks.  And the smart carrier who 
>promises to never allow the practice will see thousands of subscribers 
>flocking to it until all the carriers get the point.  The smart carriers 
>will only allow it to happen on an opt-in basis or compensated basis 
>where one would get discounted - or possibly even free - service for 
>allowing the ads. I could see a construct where a pre-paid phone 
>customer could earn more minutes by allowing him/herself to be bombarded 
>by ads and getting a half a minute free for every ad they opened. 
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Virgin Mobile already has it.    minute for minute credit for watching
ads on thier site, and (IIRC) and a minute of airtime for each two
(free) text ads you reply to for more info.  You can also get bonus
minutes for doing surveys on-site as well.