Comments on: Is Verizon Trying to Kill 4Info? http://www.thesoapboxers.com/is-verizon-trying-to-kill-4info/ A web magazine that covers a world of topics every week. New articles published daily. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:27:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: kosmohttp://www.thesoapboxers.com/is-verizon-trying-to-kill-4info/comment-page-1/#comment-1492 kosmo Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:42:57 +0000 http://www.thesoapboxers.com/?p=2456#comment-1492 According to <A HREF="http://moconews.net/article/419-verizon-wireless-reinstates-4infos-sms-service-following-advertising-ch/">this article</A> 4Info alerts will be restored to Verizon wireless customers.4Info apparently made some changes to "premium cross-promotion advertising" also known as "“text2shortcode". Honestly, I'm not exactly sure what this means.I like the fact that 4Info alerts have been restored, but I don't like the fact that Verizon is effectively censoring content of text messages. According to this article 4Info alerts will be restored to Verizon wireless customers.

4Info apparently made some changes to “premium cross-promotion advertising” also known as ““text2shortcode”. Honestly, I’m not exactly sure what this means.

I like the fact that 4Info alerts have been restored, but I don’t like the fact that Verizon is effectively censoring content of text messages.
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]]> By: Hotels in Sydneyhttp://www.thesoapboxers.com/is-verizon-trying-to-kill-4info/comment-page-1/#comment-1477 Hotels in Sydney Wed, 09 Dec 2009 04:03:08 +0000 http://www.thesoapboxers.com/?p=2456#comment-1477 I was thinking about switching to Verizon,but your information helped me to think in this .Thanks for the valuable information. I was thinking about switching to Verizon,but your information helped me to think in this .Thanks for the valuable information.
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]]> By: kosmohttp://www.thesoapboxers.com/is-verizon-trying-to-kill-4info/comment-page-1/#comment-1464 kosmo Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:20:13 +0000 http://www.thesoapboxers.com/?p=2456#comment-1464 Used Autos for Sale - You've actually linked to an article from 2008 related to an equally moronic Verizon plan to charge 3 cents for each text message sent to one of their subscribers. Used Autos for Sale – You’ve actually linked to an article from 2008 related to an equally moronic Verizon plan to charge 3 cents for each text message sent to one of their subscribers.
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]]> By: used autos for salehttp://www.thesoapboxers.com/is-verizon-trying-to-kill-4info/comment-page-1/#comment-1463 used autos for sale Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:44:48 +0000 http://www.thesoapboxers.com/?p=2456#comment-1463 Verizon has officially changed its mind. You can read more from Mobile Marketer at http://www.mobilemarketer.com/cms/news/messaging/1965.html . One mobile marketer is quote: “This is wonderful news. But it doesn’t feel like a pardon – more like a stay of execution.” Sounds about right.I’m guessing this is still a success for Verizon. Despite their trial balloon being shot down, the idea is out there and now the question is only “How much will carriers raise fees?” .-= used autos for sale´s last blog ..<a href="http://autorentalsforless.com/coverage-provided-by-auto-rental-insurance-service-providers.html">Coverage provided by auto rental insurance service providers</a> =-. Verizon has officially changed its mind. You can read more from Mobile Marketer at http://www.mobilemarketer.com/cms/news/messaging/1965.html . One mobile marketer is quote: “This is wonderful news. But it doesn’t feel like a pardon – more like a stay of execution.” Sounds about right.

I’m guessing this is still a success for Verizon. Despite their trial balloon being shot down, the idea is out there and now the question is only “How much will carriers raise fees?”
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]]> By: kosmohttp://www.thesoapboxers.com/is-verizon-trying-to-kill-4info/comment-page-1/#comment-1453 kosmo Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:14:04 +0000 http://www.thesoapboxers.com/?p=2456#comment-1453 Cancellation fees, to a point, make sense to me. The cell carrier is subsidizing the cost of the phone. But clearly this should be pro-rated depending on how long you've had the contract. Also, it would make sense to have different ETFs for different phones. When I shop for cell phones, I look for exactly 1 feature - battery life. Due to the inverse relationship between battery life and features, my phones end up with minimal bells and whistles - and clearly cost the cell carrier much less than the "cool" phones.Some of the text pricing boggles my mind. Seriously, charging a dime (or more) for sending/receiving a text message. The thought that there is some sort of significant marginal cost for each message doesn't seem particularly logical.But Verizon's step of censoring content that the user actively subscribed to goes too far. What next - they decide to block calls from non-Verizon callers? Cancellation fees, to a point, make sense to me. The cell carrier is subsidizing the cost of the phone. But clearly this should be pro-rated depending on how long you’ve had the contract. Also, it would make sense to have different ETFs for different phones. When I shop for cell phones, I look for exactly 1 feature – battery life. Due to the inverse relationship between battery life and features, my phones end up with minimal bells and whistles – and clearly cost the cell carrier much less than the “cool” phones.

Some of the text pricing boggles my mind. Seriously, charging a dime (or more) for sending/receiving a text message. The thought that there is some sort of significant marginal cost for each message doesn’t seem particularly logical.

But Verizon’s step of censoring content that the user actively subscribed to goes too far. What next – they decide to block calls from non-Verizon callers?
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]]> By: Evan Klinehttp://www.thesoapboxers.com/is-verizon-trying-to-kill-4info/comment-page-1/#comment-1450 Evan Kline Sun, 06 Dec 2009 15:50:50 +0000 http://www.thesoapboxers.com/?p=2456#comment-1450 It always amazes me how cell companies can act so much like monopolies, when they're not. Stuff like this, very similar text pricing, crazy cancellation fees, etc. Collusion perhaps? Who knows. .-= Evan Kline´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/40tech/~3/3HI97ErvSw4/">Wave nominations have been submitted.</a> =-. It always amazes me how cell companies can act so much like monopolies, when they’re not. Stuff like this, very similar text pricing, crazy cancellation fees, etc. Collusion perhaps? Who knows.
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