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I know why missed calls work for personal use. But the use case described just sounds like an 800 number replacement. A better solution would be to have an 800
by badclient 15y ago
I know why missed calls work for personal use.
But the use case described just sounds like an 800 number replacement. A better solution would be to have an 800 number than a missed call feature that calls you back do you don't have to pay.
- Maxious 15y agoExcept if the cost of the 800 number incoming calls is more than the cost of however you can minimise your outgoing calls. There was a similar situation in Australia where long-distance phone card providers wanted to ensure their relevancy in an age of decreased landline connections. Mobile phone calls to 800 numbers still cost the caller money and the reciever (which is why the telcos agreed this year to exempt counselling hotlines). So instead they decided to setup hotline mobile phone connections to enter your phone card details, thus taking advantage of inside-same-network free calling. The telcos had none of it and just charged premium rates for those specific normal looking mobile phone numbers. I bet Indian telcos will be looking to do the same anytime soon.
- namank 15y ago800 numbers cost minutes. In India, incoming is free for the most part.
- DanBC 15y agoA company having a free-to-call telephone number has to recoup the cost of those calls somehow. When people have very little money (they don't want to spend money on a text message, not because they are skinflints but because they are poor) there's little chance to upsell goods to recoup the cost.