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Let's not forget, you can only opt into the programme which I think is the Ivo's startup is one of any gateways we could use, I just know about his in So Geoff, your analysis is more or less right. However it's the user that 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 > Given the carriers make something like $1m profit on 1GB of SMS, the fact > Perhaps the answer is to abandon SMS as the channel? > Geoff > -----Original Message----- > the main problem i see with this is that making people pay for > you're free to ignore this and do it, but what it will result in is a > big mistake, imho. > --
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.
detail. And yes, I made two [2]'s - apologies for the confusion.
pays, because they are the ones that want the benefit. You can choose to use
the service, not forced to.
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> 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).
> they haven't been more amenable to working with someone like Twitter (it is
> their spare wireless bandwidth after all!!!) is a disgrace.
> 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
> incoming sms' *sucks* majorly. they can't control it (except by
> incuring a cost).
> backlash against twitter itself. people will start to associate a cost
> with it's use.
> noon silk
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