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Originally Posted by Shoehorn
Interesting, so you think I should contact some cellular carries about this?
As far as the privacy thing, it would be a subscription type deal, so the people getting the sms messages would be wanting to get them.
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I would take a look at the whole spectrum of opportunities. Meaning from a global stand point. Sure there are 100 million cell phone users in the US, but I would imagine US communications companies wouldn't give away a database so easily or cheaply. Not to mention the legal issues that could arise in this country that has one lawyer for every 10 people.
That is why I would do a global fact finding query as other countries and their respective telecommications carriers are quite laid regarding privacy....Money is obviously the over-riding factor in this equation. For example, in Thailand you could get a list of at least 500,000 fairly targetted prospects from a company called Samart Communications.
I was in Thailand 1 1/2 years ago and became aquainted with a guy that wanted to send nude photos through the cell phone on a subscription basis. However, he didn't have enough "seed" money so therefore Samart wanted a huge portion of the proceeds....seeing that this was a formidable business concept. Another commucations company got wind of the idea and did it themselves on a differnent scale and concept. It evidently has worked.
I know this type of service is quite popular in Korea and Japan as their cell phone technology infrastructure is much more advanced in terms of speed and usablity. Hong Kong and China would be a great place to get things going but probably a tough nut to crack.
Hope this helps and excellent idea. Go to these companies with a cohesive outline of what you wish to accomplish along with all contingency plans. An online animated and compelling presentation would be ideal. The sky is certainly the limit. I hope this frames things a bit better for you...Good Luck!