I did consulting for a sms/phone billing solution for over 4 years.
Telecom billing is anything but the new gold rush.. especially if you are dealing with web or even mobile traffic. Buying ads offline (tv, press) may get you results but not from web/mobile traffic, nothing compared to a clean credit card billing.
Plus you are limited in the amount you can bill through SMS and phone billing : for premium EU countries + Canada, it will be 2-3 euros max. Then take out the telco commissions - usually 50-60% - and you eventually receive 1 euro per transaction. Then pay your affiliates...
It can make you pocket money if you are selling cheap vids but this is NOTHING compared to what a clean credit card billing can do. If your product is high value (Livecams, Dating) then you can make 100 times more per client than what you would make with sms billing. I know this market too well to let anyone say it's the new gold rush : It's not...
