From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: *** X-Spam-Status: No, score=3.2 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_40,INVALID_MSGID, MSGID_RANDY autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,81c1727a2e1831e1 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 105753,81c1727a2e1831e1 X-Google-Attributes: gid105753,public X-Google-Thread: 1145b7,81c1727a2e1831e1 X-Google-Attributes: gid1145b7,public X-Google-Thread: 100597,81c1727a2e1831e1 X-Google-Attributes: gid100597,public From: carlmorris@my-deja.com Subject: Re: Idea for computer program. cellular related. Date: 1999/11/10 Message-ID: <80bu57$re4$1@nnrp1.deja.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 546882266 References: <801mhf$mml$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <3827008E.BF08C467@pwfl.com> <80a93b$lvg$1@nnrp1.deja.com> X-Http-Proxy: 1.1 x21.deja.com:80 (Squid/1.1.22) for client 131.251.42.55 Organization: Deja.com - Before you buy. X-Article-Creation-Date: Wed Nov 10 14:06:34 1999 GMT X-MyDeja-Info: XMYDJUIDcarlmorris Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm,comp.lang.ada,alt.certification.mcse,comp.games.development.programming.misc X-Http-User-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 4.01; Windows NT) Date: 1999-11-10T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: In article <80a93b$lvg$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, dolphinride@my-deja.com wrote: > In article <3827008E.BF08C467@pwfl.com>, > condicma@pwflcom wrote: > > PT wrote: > > > > > Hmm. Overall, your idea is not bad. But you have one problem. A > > > conversation that is interupted every 59 seconds and then resume > every 15 > > > seconds would really sucks. Just think how many times you have to > input > > > keys on your phone (talk, end, destination phone number) or how > many times > > > you have to answer the phone. All this for a time when cell phone > prices > > > are so cheap. Pacbell in Southern California gives you 500 > minutes for > > > $50 a month, this is a lot of minutes where the average cell calls > are 2 > > > minutes long. Sorry man, I don't mean to bust your bubble but the > idea is > > > well, hard to buy. > > > > > > > If you *did* implement such a solution, undoubtedly, the cell phone > companies > > would simply change the rules and you're out of business. > The question is how many people would have to start using this > program on a regular basis for the cellular provider to change any > services/advertising as a result of it. > > My belief is that this program would not be used by a high > percentage of cellular customers that have the availability if "first > inbound minute free" > > If cellular provider "A" stopped offering first inbound minute free, > cellular provider "B" would have a competitive edge on the > sales/advertising floor. These are the glaring reasons why cellular > providers will not stop offering "first inbound minute free" just > because of this program... > > > > > Throw on top of it (as you said) the falling cost of cell time and its > > difficult to believe that such a system would be in business for > long. We are > > rapidly approaching a point where a cell phone could replace the > "regular" > > phone at an economical price. Add the fact that people *do* have > substitutes > > (Call my cell phone and let me know who you are, then I go to a > regular phone > > and call you back...) and you have to ask "How is it this is going to > make > > money? > > > > Based on how many man hours this program would take to write and the > current pricing plans of local cellular providers, I think the idea is > viable. How much will this program cost the user? It will obviously have to be much less than the saving made from call charges. BTW, I thought this post was going to be about cellular automata, e.g. Conway's Life, which is a completely different topic. Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.