Comments on: Sneaky Voicemail http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/07/23/sneaky-voicemail/ Russell Buckley and Carlo Longino on mobile technology. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:13:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Russell Buckley http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/07/23/sneaky-voicemail/#comment-122931 Russell Buckley Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:15:26 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/07/23/sneaky-voicemail/#comment-122931 Thanks Mark - but like all these things, it has to work cross-operator to have any chance of succeeding. Russell Thanks Mark - but like all these things, it has to work cross-operator to have any chance of succeeding.

Russell

]]> By: Mark http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/07/23/sneaky-voicemail/#comment-122930 Mark Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:38:42 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/07/23/sneaky-voicemail/#comment-122930 Vodafone UK has offered this service for a while if you're calling from another Vodafone phone (unless it's stopped it recently - I've not checked). Add 121 to the front of the Vodafone mobile number when you call the other person... Vodafone UK has offered this service for a while if you’re calling from another Vodafone phone (unless it’s stopped it recently - I’ve not checked). Add 121 to the front of the Vodafone mobile number when you call the other person…

]]> By: William Allen http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/07/23/sneaky-voicemail/#comment-122916 William Allen Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:49:02 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/07/23/sneaky-voicemail/#comment-122916 I can see a market for this kind of service for those on-the-go, and of a generation with challenged dexterity, who might normally try sending an sms, but would rather speak the message without getting into a protracted conversation. If you could link the service to the address book and click to dial, I think it would get good uptake. This might need cleverer partnering models with operators. I can see a market for this kind of service for those on-the-go, and of a generation with challenged dexterity, who might normally try sending an sms, but would rather speak the message without getting into a protracted conversation.

If you could link the service to the address book and click to dial, I think it would get good uptake. This might need cleverer partnering models with operators.

]]> By: skywalker7861 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/07/23/sneaky-voicemail/#comment-122846 skywalker7861 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:54:49 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/07/23/sneaky-voicemail/#comment-122846 why not send a txt message if you dont want to talk to the person? why not send a txt message if you dont want to talk to the person?

]]> By: Russell Buckley http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/07/23/sneaky-voicemail/#comment-122842 Russell Buckley Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:20:22 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/07/23/sneaky-voicemail/#comment-122842 Stefan - I think it comes down to cost and usability. An MMS would cost more that this. And for the vast majority of MMS users (which isn't the vast majority of phone users by any means), MMS is about sending photos. I think you'd need to be a real power user to think in these terms and then use MMS like that. I appreciate that it's not that hard, but then I wrote a book on MMS back in the day (and far too early). But this is way off most people's understanding of what MMS does, let alone how to do it when they do realise. On the other hand, assuming you remember about SlyDial in the first place and remember their number and then remember your friend's number (because it's in your address book, which you can't access as you're on the phone and who remembers numbers these days?), most would agree that it's easier than an embedded MMS. And calling, emailing or sending an sms is easier still. Russell Stefan - I think it comes down to cost and usability.

An MMS would cost more that this.

And for the vast majority of MMS users (which isn’t the vast majority of phone users by any means), MMS is about sending photos. I think you’d need to be a real power user to think in these terms and then use MMS like that.

I appreciate that it’s not that hard, but then I wrote a book on MMS back in the day (and far too early). But this is way off most people’s understanding of what MMS does, let alone how to do it when they do realise.

On the other hand, assuming you remember about SlyDial in the first place and remember their number and then remember your friend’s number (because it’s in your address book, which you can’t access as you’re on the phone and who remembers numbers these days?), most would agree that it’s easier than an embedded MMS.

And calling, emailing or sending an sms is easier still.

Russell

]]> By: Stefan Constantinescu http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/07/23/sneaky-voicemail/#comment-122840 Stefan Constantinescu Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:06:45 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/07/23/sneaky-voicemail/#comment-122840 isn't sending someone an MMS with a voice recording easier or am i missing the point? isn’t sending someone an MMS with a voice recording easier or am i missing the point?

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