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Elias Bizannes  
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 More options Aug 14 2008, 10:09 pm
From: "Elias Bizannes" <elias.bizan...@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:09:22 +1000
Local: Thurs, Aug 14 2008 10:09 pm
Subject: Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: New project idea: Bringing back Twitter SMS
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Let's not forget, you can only opt into the programme which I think is the
point being missed. No one is forcing you to pay to use twitter; but you
have an option to use a service that satisfies your twitter addiciton, but
also helps a greater cause. ersonally, I am willing to pay to receive SMS's
from Twitter. A 55 cent message times a few dozen is not a big deal on my
phone bill, given the value I get from twitter.

Ivo's startup is one of any gateways we could use, I just know about his in
detail. And yes, I made two [2]'s - apologies for the confusion.

So Geoff, your analysis is more or less right. However it's the user that
pays, because they are the ones that want the benefit. You can choose to use
the service, not forced to.

On 8/14/08, Geoff McQueen <geoff.mcqu...@internetrix.com.au> wrote:

> Silky,

> Agreed. The only way would be for someone other than twitter to foot the
> bill, and search for a great price on international GSM gateway access
> through 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
> they 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

> -----Original Message-----
> From: silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com [mailto:
> silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of silky
> Sent: Thursday, 14 August 2008 9:58 PM
> To: silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com
> 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

--
Elias Bizannes
http://liako.biz

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