forgive some of my typing mistakes, i hope you get the point anyway
-Z On Mon, 26 Jul 2004 14:44:17 +0300, Ziggy David Lubowa wrote > When rolling out a product you first have to look at a couple of > things, Acceptance and Convinience. I stand to be corrected on this > as well, my view is that the whole sms thing is something you going > to school the masses for a longtime. As simple as we think SMS ( to > some of us who have used it for a while and also know the who > schematics of it) it might not be to many, which means you might > have many calls to your call centres for help. Look at SMSINFO and > all the other SMS products do you know how long it actually took to > sink in , even with all the advertising many people still didnt > understand the product, either it was syntax errors or didnt know > which number or they need a whole lot of schooling to get it right. > These are some of the disadvantages of SMS i believe. Some people > might not mind at all scratching those many times and sending a > simple sms , it actually makes them feel that they have more control > of there airtime. Look at companies who still use notebooks rather > than Databases which have a point and click interface, what would > you say is more convinient there ??? and how long do you think it > will take them to accept change ?? > > i am basically looking at acceptance which i believe plays a big > role in product roll out. > > -Ziggy > > On Mon, 26 Jul 2004 14:07:40 +0300, gittas wrote > > Not wanting to always turn the lug into some Marketing place or Company > > bashing list, honestly is it more convenient scratching 5 times and STILL > > sending the recipient an message or giving them a call or just > > sending the message. > > > > Also Ziggy, if I intend to give you 2000/= am now past the point of > > your 2 minutes argument, what the point of discussion is, is the > > method of getting it to you. > > > > Is it more convenient to buy another card, scratch it 5 times and > > then send you the message? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ziggy David Lubowa [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 1:45 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: lug_: The giant is moving > > > > I think it is pretty much the same concept , just different ways of > > getting the job done. It seems it's now about who can offer the best > > value added service if you would like to call it that. The mango > > product is like the one in Tanzania and i think it is working fine. > > As for MTN besides the fact that you can share airtime, how many > > people would share airtime that is already loaded, infact think of > > it this way most pre-paid subscribers who are willing to help you > > use their phones when you want to make a call, what they > > > > would say is " Please use 1minute or 2 minutes ) am sure all of you > > who have ever borrowed phones to make a call always use about that > > much, so i find it hard to believe that someone can actually send > > you 2,000/= of there already loaded airtime without much of a > > complaint. I think airtime that is not loaded yet like Mango's > > airtime strip is more of a better innovation. > > > > I stand to be corrected on this :) > > > > - Ziggy > > > > On Mon, 26 Jul 2004 13:29:08 +0300, gittas wrote > > > How does Me2U compare with Mango Share card in terms of convenience? > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Wire James [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 1:33 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: lug_: The giant is moving > > > > > > These guys truly amaze me. Last weekend I flipped when I tried out > > > the Mango Share card. It is a cool innovation indeed. Buying airtime > > > in smaller denominations is one easy way of reaching out to the low income > > > earners. > > > > > > Viva UTL > > > > > > Wire > > > > > > > * UGANDA'S UTL LAUNCHES SOLAR LANDLINE > > > > > > > > Uganda Telecom has introduced solar-powered accessory for the newly > > > > introduced TelesaverPlus landline. This will especially be useful for > > > > rural > > > > populations, which have no access to regular electricity power. > > > > > > > > "This is in line with our goal to provide total communication solutions > > > > to everyone including those in the rural areas at rates suitable to > > > > them. Everybody has a right to communicate," Mr Hans Paulsen, UTL's > > > > Marketing Manager, said on Monday. > > > > > > > > He was speaking at the launch of the two products (TelesaverPlus and > > > > solar charger) in Mbarara town. The solar panel, which comes with a > > > > battery, costs > > > > Shs160,000 exclusive of the landline, which costs Shs240,000. More than > > > > 8,000 people have subscribed to TelesaverPlus since its launch a month > > > > ago. > > > > > > > > Faisal Ijaz Khan, UTL's Chief Commercial Officer, said UTL is in the > > > > process > > > > of upgrading its network to accommodate the increasing subscription. He > > > > said > > > > within six weeks Masaka, Ntungamo, Kabale, Bushenyi, Kasese, Soroti and > > > > Tororo will be connected on the TelesaverPlus. > > > > (SOURCE: The Monitor) > > > > > > > > warmest regards > > > > � > > > > Shem Nnaggenda K. Nsubuga > > > > Country IT Manager, Standard Chartered Bank Uganda > > > > Standard Chartered Bank, 1, Aldermanbury Square, London EC2V 7SB, UNITED > > > > KINGDOM > > > > Tel: +44 (0)20 7457 7248 +44 (0)20 72807248x: +44 (0)20 7457 7248� or > > > > +44 (0)20 7280 7500 > > > > Mobile: +44 (0) 790 4795061; AEN: + 1044 7248 FONENET+1401 7248 Fax: > > > > +44 207 280 7208 > > > > "Leading the Way in Asia ,� Africa and the Middle East" > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > "Although about 3 million computers get sold every year in China, but > > > people don't pay for the software," he said. "Someday they will, though. > > > As long as they are going to steal it, we want them to steal ours. They'll > > > get sort of addicted, and then we'll somehow figure out how to > > > collect sometime in the next decade." 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