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From: Geoff McQueen <geoff.mcqu...@internetrix.com.au>
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Subject: RE: [SiliconBeach] Re: New project idea: Bringing back Twitter SMS
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Silky,

Agreed. The only way would be for someone other than twitter to foot the bi=
ll, and search for a great price on international GSM gateway access throug=
h the likes of South Africa (where currency differentials make this sort of=
 thing remotely possible).

Given the carriers make something like $1m profit on 1GB of SMS, the fact t=
hey haven't been more amenable to working with someone like Twitter (it is =
their spare wireless bandwidth after all!!!) is a disgrace.

Perhaps the answer is to abandon SMS as the channel?

Geoff

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Subject: [SiliconBeach] Re: New project idea: Bringing back Twitter SMS


the main problem i see with this is that making people pay for
incoming sms' *sucks* majorly. they can't control it (except by
incuring a cost).

you're free to ignore this and do it, but what it will result in is a
backlash against twitter itself. people will start to associate a cost
with it's use.

big mistake, imho.

--
noon silk