RE: RE: UKNM: Re: Mobile Commerce

[Anthony]

FYI - phones buying coke


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

>

From: Adam Atkinson [SMTP:adamipledge [dot] net]

> Sent:	18 August 2000 08:11

>

To: uk-netmarketingchinwag [dot] com

> Subject:	Re: RE: UKNM: Re: Mobile Commerce

>

> As I recall, this is already done in Finland with soft drink vending

> machines. Bear in mind that the Finns are a few years ahead in terms of

> usage, it'll follow over here pretty soon

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

>

From: Dave Evans <Dave [dot] Evanseb [dot] uk [dot] com>

>

To: <uk-netmarketingmail [dot] chinwag [dot] com>

> Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2000 9:25 AM

> Subject: RE: RE: UKNM: Re: Mobile Commerce

>

>

> > Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 09:42:06 +0100

>

> From: "Gary Pharo" <gary [dot] pharocommtouch [dot] com>

> > Subject: RE: UKNM: Re: Mobile Commerce

> >

> > >snip<

> >

> > And as a general comment, I can't believe that at least one of the

> leading

> > players (be that Vodafone or whoever) aren't looking to capitalise on

> their

> > ability to simply and efficiently bill the end user from micro-payments

> up.

> > Now that would be interesting huh - no need for a credit card, or any

> other

> > information - I just key in my phone number (or it gets recorded

> > automatically by some form of a cookie) and the charge appears on my

> phone

> > bill at the end of the month!! (and before you start.... you know that I

> am

> > not technically gifted enough to qualify this - but one thing I believe

> is

> > that there is a way)

> >

> > Vodafone the new World Bank ? >snip<

> >

> >

> > Technically you can do this kind of thing on the Internet now - the

> thing

> > that's stopped your telco taking payments for services on your phone

> bill

> is

> > regulatory, not technical - BT for instance, are not allowed to bill you

> for

> > non-BT services on your bill (and I think they're restricted on the

> services

> > they offer themselves that can be added to your bill). Doesn't mean it

> won't

> > change in the future, but do we want to give telcos this kind of power.

> >

> > Dave

> >

> > David Evans

> > New Media Director

> > EB Media PLC.

> > Tel: +44 (0)1344 464182

>

> E: dave [dot] evanseb [dot] uk [dot] com

> > http://www.eb.uk.com

> > http://www.game.uk.com



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