RE: UKNM: bt now free shocker - but it is a limited service...

[Leslie Bunder]

Mmmm.  I quite like the idea of paying for things via the phonebill.


I know in the US this is sometimes done (mind you it's often related to

sex lines!) but I seem to remember Gremlin the software company were

saying that in the future you would be able to pay for things on the

phone bill (this was way back in 1991ish when they had a company doing

premium rate interactive lines)


So if you say something that cost �20 or so, you would dial the number

for that item, it would be delivered and then it would be charged on

your bill!


Of course, there concern is for parents with children who may start

charging things to the phonebill. But if this is what BT is thinking and

possibly other telcos, then it offers another avenue for selling.


Alas, at the bunder residence we pay monthly, so 30 days credit for

us!<g>


Leslie

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> -----Original Message-----

>

From: Marcus Austin [SMTP:marcus [dot] austinfuturenet [dot] co [dot] uk]

> Sent:	11 February 1999 14:57

>

To: uk-netmarketingchinwag [dot] com

> Subject:	RE: UKNM: bt now free shocker - but it is a limited

> service...

> 

> Ah but isn't the intention of BT ClickFree to let you buy goods over

> the

> Net and charge it to your BT account, ie all the people without credit

> cards suddenly get a credit card overnight !! How they would work this

> is

> questionable, if it's added to your bill then that's 90+ days free

> credit.

> 

> At 12:04 11/02/99 , you wrote:

> >Yes, ClickFree is an interesting option, but it is not a fully

> featured

> >as some of the other free offerings.  For starters, there is no Web

> >space or newsgroups.

> 

> Marcus Austin - Editor 

> Internet Works 

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