How do they do this......

The "free' ringtone sites have you put in your cell phone number online and a confirmation code is sent to your phone. When you enter it online, you are agreeing to a subscription and the service charges 9.95 a month to your cell phone bill.

http://www.flycell.com/offer/?ref=40...utm_medium=cpc

How do they do that?

How do you set something like that up? I can't find any information online.

Same sort of thing with this site....

http://www.41414.com/?gclid=CODzlfrgoYoCFSQkGAodrW-Gug

It's a reverse auction site where you bid by phone and your phone is charged 99 cents per call.

Where can I find info on how to do this?

American Idol - you "text" your vote to a number and your phone is charged.

Any idea what this technology is called or what search terms I should be looking for to get more info on this?

Thanks,

Jim

Jim, when the same type of setup is done via your standard phone, the info and service used to be through your phone company. A reasonable assumption would be that this could be set up through the commercial department of the cell phone company. Anyway, that would be where I'd begin.

Pay by phone, pay by cellphone, cellphone auto-pay, auto-bill might be terms to try. Good luck!

Sandi Bowman

[Ankesh]

I had done some research on this some time back and had found it too expensive to start at that time.

To get those shorter phone numbers - seach for "SMS short code" services.
To charge people to send you SMSes - search for "Reverse SMS billing" or "Premium SMS."

The rules and regulations differ from country to country.

In India, you have to pay a monthly rental fee for the number plus pay for a minimum of 100,000 replies every month - which made it very expensive for a small biz to use such a service.

It may be different in USA.

Jim...

Save yourself the Startup problems & Time.

And Search out the Best Affiliate & Reseller opportunities...

"Twist" the idea with some Smart Creative marketing Locally or Wherever...

You know the rest to Cash in and take those Great Vacation Getaways.

Here's just a few...

http://ringtones.quepasa.com/signup/
http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&cl...G=Search&meta=

Phil

Originally Posted by Phil

"Twist" the idea with some Smart Creative marketing Locally or Wherever...

You know the rest to Cash in and take those Great Vacation Getaways.

Thanks Phil, but I'm not actually looking to do the ringtone thing or anything that others are already doing.

I just had another crazy idea and I wanted to reasearch the possibilities of it.

As far as those great vacations - here's a picture I took last time I was in your area....

Jim,

Can't beat that Good ol' Pacific Coast.

Canada, Hawaii & beyond...

The following might give you a few ideas, solutions & some food for thought...

The Technology Ankesh mentioned and related keyword phrases will bring up many other possibilities...

Text-to-Win Software
Web-based software for launching
Text-to-Win campaigns & more
www.golivemobile.com

Premium Mobile SMS Voting
Great Rates, Low Cost Service!
Setup SMS Voting in just Minutes.
http://www.mfusion.net/

Wireless Messaging
Software to send messages to any
device, on any network, worldwide
www.hiplinkwireless.com

Text Message Software
Send text messages from PC or cell
to any mobile phone on the planet.
www.ipipi.com

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14141365/
http://www.nten.org/blog/2006/07/21/...t-your-vote-on

Phil

Sandi - Ankesh - Phil

Lots of great suggestions here - I appreciate it.

Thanks again.

Jim

PS: Here's a guy that probabally should have used a 99 cent call in fee....

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Uler8gl8a...e=user&search=

Jim,

Thanks for that youtube story.

There's Definitely some interesting business & marketing ideas in that Clip worth "Twisting".

Niche Telemarketing a la youtube & more...

Phil