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From what I hear nobody has aggressivly sold ringtones in the US market, like Jamba did in the UK. Could someone in the US confirm this for me please? Based o
by danw 19y ago
From what I hear nobody has aggressivly sold ringtones in the US market, like Jamba did in the UK. Could someone in the US confirm this for me please?
Based on rising SMS usage in the US, now would be the perfect chance to clone Jamba for the US market.
- sharpshoot 19y agoZingy.com
- gaborcselle 19y agoInteresting side note: Zingy was founded in NYC by Fabrice Grinda, a French guy (http://fabricegrinda.com/) http://fabricegrinda.com/) He had previously started Aucland in France, an Alando competitor. It's a small world. He'd be a great candidate for a Euro edition of "Founders at Work".
- danw 19y agoCheers sharp, guess I can shelve that idea. I wonder if there are any mobile ideas from Japan/Korea that I can bring to Europe..
- sharpshoot 19y agoapparently jamba was a korean clone. So the revolution can start there.
- sharpshoot 19y agoFabrice supposedly derived inspiration from the Samwer brothers. Just as they had brought Jamba from korea, he brought Zingy to the US based on the idea from Jamba from Germany. These guys are good friends.
- kingnothing 19y agoI'm not familiar with Jamba, but it's hard for me to watch an hour of TV at night without seeing at a handful of advertisements to buy ringtones or wallpapers for a few dollars, plus a connection fee and monthly recurring fee, conveniently mentioned in small text.
- kyro 19y agoYeah. However, I don't think one should be discouraged to start a ringtone service just because there are all these commercials floating around. In my opinion, and in many others', most of these commercials come across as incredibly cheesy and one can tell from the first 3 opening seconds that amidst the cheesiness lies a huge scam. I'd say the only company who has tried to pull this off and come across as legit is MTV. I don't like cheese.
- florian 19y agoJamba tried to replicate the model in the US, under the Jamster brand. This has failed for a number of reasons, including legal troubles. Not even sure why their shady sales tactics (tricking teenagers into subscriptions when they expected a single transaction) never faced any legal troubles in Germany.