On Mon, 26 Jul 2004 14:51:52 +0300, gittas wrote > I don't know whether SMS is still not widely used in this country, I > get messages from people who haven't attended formal education in > the rural areas > (I believe almost 90% of those who own mobile phones can use sms), > but also you stated that;
> "Some people might not mind at all scratching those many times and > sending a simple sms" > > In the end they are sending an SMS, huh ** You have missed the point here Sam, you work in MTN please find out the how much is spent on schooling people how to use SMS , this is done because not so many people know how to use it. If you would like to take it abit further go into age range older people would not be bothered about this Me2U product unless it is pushed head to head with the Mango product once you stop hey who will bother about Me2U, all they know is you can buy a strip and have it in your wallet for as long as you can still scratch some more airtime out of it. Money wise MTN will spend much more money trying to push this product than UTL will ( thats my own point of view , can be corrected ), another good example is WHO CALLED , came blew up and died. Ask a guy in kikubo or ndeeba how to activate it, think they will know or remember FYI i just asked a collegue of mine and he actually doesnt remember doesnt have it on his phone anymore the hype is all over. Anyway time will tell i guess . Keep close to your marketing people :) - Ziggy > -----Original Message----- > From: Ziggy David Lubowa [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 2:44 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: lug_: The giant is moving > > 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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