Comments on: TXTPower welcomes zero texting charges, bats for refund http://www.txtpower.org/2008/05/txtpower-welcomes-zero-texting-charges-bats-for-refund/ Texters, unite! Fri, 09 Apr 2010 08:20:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: la_ciudadista http://www.txtpower.org/2008/05/txtpower-welcomes-zero-texting-charges-bats-for-refund/comment-page-1/#comment-9750 la_ciudadista Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:08:15 +0000 http://www.txtpower.org/news/txtpower-welcomes-zero-texting-charges-bats-for-refund/#comment-9750 free text messages would obviously lead to a lot of abuse. companies and individuals will bombard our phone with spam and scams much like on email. i have yet to see a country were sms is absolutely free. free text messages would obviously lead to a lot of abuse. companies and individuals will bombard our phone with spam and scams much like on email.

i have yet to see a country were sms is absolutely free.

]]> By: hreynes http://www.txtpower.org/2008/05/txtpower-welcomes-zero-texting-charges-bats-for-refund/comment-page-1/#comment-9749 hreynes Mon, 26 May 2008 17:59:59 +0000 http://www.txtpower.org/news/txtpower-welcomes-zero-texting-charges-bats-for-refund/#comment-9749 when text messaging 1st came out, it was free. that means the telcos can afford it but the rationale behind imposing charges was to control to the overusage of pinoys of the service. the telcos didn't anticipate that pinoys would take to text messaging so completely. now that all telcos are offering their own version of unlimited texting they are showing us that they can afford to make it free but are imposing a modicum of control to prevent what happened before from happening again. also, i agree with identiti's point on the income of eload retailers being severely impacted if text messaging becomes free again. since eload came out thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands of retailers have benefited economically from the pinoy's love for text messaging. i have yet to hear anyone complaining about eload retailers. shall we at least credit the telcos for providing income to subscribers instead of just generating it from them. or should i say us since i'm a subscriber too when text messaging 1st came out, it was free. that means the telcos can afford it but the rationale behind imposing charges was to control to the overusage of pinoys of the service. the telcos didn’t anticipate that pinoys would take to text messaging so completely.

now that all telcos are offering their own version of unlimited texting they are showing us that they can afford to make it free but are imposing a modicum of control to prevent what happened before from happening again.

also, i agree with identiti’s point on the income of eload retailers being severely impacted if text messaging becomes free again. since eload came out thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands of retailers have benefited economically from the pinoy’s love for text messaging. i have yet to hear anyone complaining about eload retailers.

shall we at least credit the telcos for providing income to subscribers instead of just generating it from them. or should i say us since i’m a subscriber too

]]> By: tonyo http://www.txtpower.org/2008/05/txtpower-welcomes-zero-texting-charges-bats-for-refund/comment-page-1/#comment-9746 tonyo Sat, 24 May 2008 16:55:26 +0000 http://www.txtpower.org/news/txtpower-welcomes-zero-texting-charges-bats-for-refund/#comment-9746 that may or may not happen, identiti. the point of the proposal is that texting services may not cost anything at all. wala pala itong dagdag na gastos sa mga telcos dahil built-in ito sa gsm technology. therefore, the charging of rates and taxes may really be illegal. in other words, the telcos and the government may actually owe us money. as to the quality of services, that is for the telcos to maintain. technology continues to be improved. what is interesting is that no matter how technology has progressed, the rates remain generally high, no thanks to cartel-like operations and the seeming incompetence of government in championing consumer rights and welfare. that may or may not happen, identiti.

the point of the proposal is that texting services may not cost anything at all. wala pala itong dagdag na gastos sa mga telcos dahil built-in ito sa gsm technology. therefore, the charging of rates and taxes may really be illegal. in other words, the telcos and the government may actually owe us money.

as to the quality of services, that is for the telcos to maintain. technology continues to be improved. what is interesting is that no matter how technology has progressed, the rates remain generally high, no thanks to cartel-like operations and the seeming incompetence of government in championing consumer rights and welfare.

]]> By: identiti http://www.txtpower.org/2008/05/txtpower-welcomes-zero-texting-charges-bats-for-refund/comment-page-1/#comment-9745 identiti Sat, 24 May 2008 13:18:44 +0000 http://www.txtpower.org/news/txtpower-welcomes-zero-texting-charges-bats-for-refund/#comment-9745 free text will be prone to abuse. it will lead to delayed deliveries, failed sending, and congested networks. furthermore, those selling eloads as their source of income will be significantly impacted. free text will be prone to abuse. it will lead to delayed deliveries, failed sending, and congested networks. furthermore, those selling eloads as their source of income will be significantly impacted.

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