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Show HN: 9:22 Talk – a telecom-based social network connecting strangers

4 points by pranav1024 8y ago

konaraddio 8y ago
The idea is interesting and there's definitely people who want to improve their social skills, but asking for a paid subscription from a user who doesn't know what to expect is a tough sell. Maybe you could make the first few calls free and then ask for a subscription? Also, what happens if there's an odd number of users? Can't set up pairs at the exact same time with an odd number.
- pranav1024 8y ago
  After thinking a little deeper, we realized it definitely was a hard sell. So we redid the landing page and we're now offering a 7-day free trial (credit card required) before we start charging. About the number issue, I've put in my cofounder's number as a failsafe in case we have an odd number of users.
wingerlang 8y ago
A more direct description could help, I don't think a 'phone practice' is what comes to mind when you say 'social network' these days. On the service itself, it seems very interesting. It doesn't mention locale though.
- pranav1024 8y ago
  Yeah, that description is a little misleading (we just redid our landing page yesterday and completely forgot to update this showHN). And about the service, we're glad you think so! However, could you clarify what you mean by locale? Do you mean the countries we currently support?
  - wingerlang 8y ago
    Yes, since I don't live in US.
xori 8y ago
I've seen a few of these services recently, and my biggest issue is that they don't offer the protection that an online service does. If there's harrasment, 9:22 can't block that person from calling you, because you've given up your phone number. And ghosting an online account is way easier than ghosting a cell number, as that is suuuper inconvenient. If you want that protection it's on you to setup a killable phone number which is non-trivial. What's your opinion on this @pranav1024?
- pranav1024 8y ago
  Yeah, I agree that the harassment issue could definitely be annoying to deal with. However, we introduced the monthly subscription to weed out these kind of people before they join and it's working quite well so far. We haven't had any complaints of spamming and people are liking the person-to-person connection a lot - in fact, we just found out yesterday that two of our users started texting regularly after meeting each other on 9:22.

4 points by pranav1024 8y ago

The idea is interesting and there's definitely people who want to improve their social skills, but asking for a paid subscription from a user who doesn't know what to expect is a tough sell. Maybe you could make the first few calls free and then ask for a subscription? Also, what happens if there's an odd number of users? Can't set up pairs at the exact same time with an odd number.

pranav1024 8y ago
After thinking a little deeper, we realized it definitely was a hard sell. So we redid the landing page and we're now offering a 7-day free trial (credit card required) before we start charging. About the number issue, I've put in my cofounder's number as a failsafe in case we have an odd number of users.

wingerlang 8y ago

A more direct description could help, I don't think a 'phone practice' is what comes to mind when you say 'social network' these days. On the service itself, it seems very interesting. It doesn't mention locale though.

pranav1024 8y ago
Yeah, that description is a little misleading (we just redid our landing page yesterday and completely forgot to update this showHN). And about the service, we're glad you think so! However, could you clarify what you mean by locale? Do you mean the countries we currently support?
- wingerlang 8y ago
  Yes, since I don't live in US.

xori 8y ago

I've seen a few of these services recently, and my biggest issue is that they don't offer the protection that an online service does. If there's harrasment, 9:22 can't block that person from calling you, because you've given up your phone number. And ghosting an online account is way easier than ghosting a cell number, as that is suuuper inconvenient. If you want that protection it's on you to setup a killable phone number which is non-trivial. What's your opinion on this @pranav1024?

pranav1024 8y ago
Yeah, I agree that the harassment issue could definitely be annoying to deal with. However, we introduced the monthly subscription to weed out these kind of people before they join and it's working quite well so far. We haven't had any complaints of spamming and people are liking the person-to-person connection a lot - in fact, we just found out yesterday that two of our users started texting regularly after meeting each other on 9:22.