Robert wrote "And who pays for the cell phone calls?" Hold on here, I was thinking that the phones connect to the Internet, not make an international call to E-gold :) An Internet connection is usually part of the contract with the provider (for G3 phones), so users don't pay anything else. No SMS, no extra charge. At least this is the case with Orange, the company that I see is in the mobile section of E-gold. A software is needed to make things easier, seamless, just like this.
This is how a normal transaction looks like: -------------------------------------------------------- I go to a grocery and take a watermelon from the shelf. I go to the counter and put my phone next the phone of the merchant. I click on a menu from my phone and the phone displays: "Type price:" I type "5" "Contacting merchant..." "Got merchant info" "Merchant currency: USD" "Merchant account: 267341" "Merchant name: Grocery" "Accept spend?" I press "Enter" "Merchant awaits confirmation..." "Contacting E-gold..." "Spending 5 USD..." "5 USD spent" "Merchant received confirmation" "Transaction completed" "Have a nice day!" The merchant's phone displays: "Speaking to buyer..." "Got buyer info" "Merchant currency: USD" "Buyer account: 799511" "Buyer name: George Hara" "Info sent to buyer" "Contacting E-gold..." "Waiting confirmation..." "5 USD received" "Transaction completed" "Have a nice day!" The merchant gives me the melon and I go... -------------------------------------------------------- So, the merchant didn't do anything, and I only pressed on a few keys. Regards, George Hara www.filematrix.xnet.ro ------------------------------------------------------- Xnet scaneaza automat toate mesajele impotriva virusilor folosind RAV AntiVirus. Xnet automatically scans all messages for viruses using RAV AntiVirus. Nota: RAV AntiVirus poate sa nu detecteze toti virusii noi sau toate variantele lor. Va rugam sa luati in considerare ca exista un risc de fiecare data cand deschideti fisiere atasate si ca MobiFon nu este responsabila pentru nici un prejudiciu cauzat de virusi. Disclaimer: RAV AntiVirus may not be able to detect all new viruses and variants. Please be aware that there is a risk involved whenever opening e-mail attachments to your computer and that MobiFon is not responsible for any damages caused by viruses. --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use e-gold's Secure Randomized Keyboard (SRK) when accessing your e-gold account(s) via the web and shopping cart interfaces to help thwart keystroke loggers and common viruses.