I have an email address through my cell phone provider (verizon) and the address is not my phone number. I never use it, though.
hh --- On Monday, February 21, 2005 1:42 PM, Jochem van Dieten scribed: --- > > To me, one of the more interesting aspects of Paris Hiltons hacked > address book is the number of @tmail email addresses. When I was in > Japan 5 years ago everybody used his phone number as email address: > <number>@docomo.net.jp > To date I have never seen such an integration between phone and email > in the west, but this address book is the first sign that telco's are > trying to get into this market that traditionally was owned by ISPs. > Is anybody on the list using an email address provided by his > cellphone company? > > > I am not so sure I am happy with this development. While there are > rules to allow the migration of phone numbers between telco's, there > are no such rules for email addresses. If the regulators are not > carefull we will soon have the same old problem with phone service > migration not being a realistic option because you ahve to inform a > gazillion people all over again. > > Opinions anyone? > > Jochem > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Contribute 3 from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=53 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:147968 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
