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    SMS Boycott!

    Happy Deepwali to all fellow bikers on xBhp.

    This festive season, including Deepwali, Christmas and New Years eve, do not wish anyone using SMS. Call or visit your loved ones instead. They will value it more than a stupid SMS that is sent to the entire address book so heartlessly.

    This will also teach all the cellphone companies a lesson too. They should not increase the SMS rates for the festive days to milk more revenue out of us despite contracts and packages that we avail.

    Spread the word my friends.
    Life is like riding a bike. It is impossible to maintain your balance while standing still.
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    That is actually what people should do, sir, but it is seldom the case. People just prefer to relax at home, and send a single SMS to EVERYONE, instead! I will confess neither do I go and visit everyone personally, but nor do I send a single message to everyone. Instead, I prefer to call and wish them over the phone, personally. That is, atleast better than the mass SMS thingy!
    :)

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    • #3
      Originally posted by Aryan View Post
      Off-Topic Discussion Approved.

      That is actually what people should do, sir, but it is seldom the case. People just prefer to relax at home, and send a single SMS to EVERYONE, instead! I will confess neither do I go and visit everyone personally, but nor do I send a single message to everyone. Instead, I prefer to call and wish them over the phone, personally. That is, atleast better than the mass SMS thingy!
      I agree that it is not feasible to visit everyone or for that matter call them. Humans are designed to interact personally, talk, see, touch, feel etc.. SMS is the worst form of communication.

      Most people dont even key in their message, they merely forward something they have received to hundreds of people in their address book! People receiving them also know this and no one values it more than the CELL PHONE COMPANIES.

      THink - If evey xBhp member sends 50 SMS to wish their friends, and assuming we are about 14000, that is 50 x 14000 x 2 revenue we all pay to the cellphone companies. Now assume 450 million people (number of users with a connection in India) send an average of 10 SMS to wish their friends and multiply that by 2 which is the cost of the SMS. An awful lot of money down the drain!

      Just because I receive a mass SMS does not mean the person sending it even thought about me.
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      • #4
        Originally posted by AnuragAshok View Post
        Just because I receive a mass SMS does not mean the person sending it even thought about me.
        So SO true.
        :)

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        • #5
          My call rate and SMS is same only so i anyway call the 5-7 close people to me , few i send sms that i dont wish talking to while rest receive a orkut scrap !!

          these companies disable all free sms schemes on special days and still service sucks
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          • #6
            why the fuss when there is WAY2SMS?
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            • #7
              Anurag Sir first of Happy Deepawali to you and your family... and yeah though I did sms but your point is valid enough....

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Shivanshu View Post
                Anurag Sir first of Happy Deepawali to you and your family... and yeah though I did sms but your point is valid enough....
                Happy deepawli shivanshu.
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                • #9
                  I used to get charged more on festival days, but nowadays it is the same rate.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by vas View Post
                    why the fuss when there is WAY2SMS?
                    the site doesn't open here, but i am assuming its one of those sites which offer free sms service to any mobile. Be aware of such sites coz they store the numbers used through them and forward it to the companies/organizations looking for tele-marketing, without the consent of the owner

                    Happy diwali everyone.

                    PS: Is increasing the sms rates in festival season, a just in trend by companies? never heard of it until now but if its true then that's plain rubbish. I still doubt that the new year smses get delivered within a day.
                    Last edited by pulsater; 10-17-2009, 06:48 AM.
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                    • #11
                      will do this....this year......1p/sec is way cheaper than a re 1 sms
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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by vas View Post
                        why the fuss when there is WAY2SMS?
                        So what to do when there is no Internet connection in their home ?
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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by pulsater View Post
                          Be aware of such sites coz they store the numbers used through them and forward it to the companies/organizations looking for tele-marketing, without the consent of the owner
                          ha i have never come across any such calls from 2years of using these free services! may be this is the rare exception
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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by whizzkid_ram View Post
                            So what to do when there is no Internet connection in their home ?
                            there is no point in discussing this 'cause thoze who dont have internet won't login to Xbhp to check our discussion
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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by pulsater View Post

                              PS: Is increasing the sms rates in festival season, a just in trend by companies? never heard of it until now but if its true then that's plain rubbish. I still doubt that the new year smses get delivered within a day.
                              It is a fact that SMS rates went up for the two days on Friday & Saturday (Diwali Weekend) Vodafone & Airtel both did it. The same is expected on New Years!
                              Life is like riding a bike. It is impossible to maintain your balance while standing still.

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