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Topic # 66605 20-Aug-2010 18:49
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Come on guys! Flick me a txt on 0226973445 - I want to be in to win a new laptop :P
In other-words, I am in the race!

Who else is in the 2 Degrees Race? If you are not, head over to http://www.textmerace.co.nz/ and sign up, and just receive as many text's as possible! Advertise your number by holding up a "Txt me" sign!




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  Reply # 370461 20-Aug-2010 20:03
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Errr... You may not want the world to see your number!:o Good luck though!



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  Reply # 370473 20-Aug-2010 20:19
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Ah it's all good, it's only a temporary number I am using :P




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  Reply # 370477 20-Aug-2010 20:22
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Call me old school: I don't text. If I want to talk to someone, I'll talk to them.




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  Reply # 370480 20-Aug-2010 20:24
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I hope you win; I just "bet" 20c on you :P



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  Reply # 370483 20-Aug-2010 20:28
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Behodar: I hope you win; I just "bet" 20c on you :P


lol cheers for that :P 




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  Reply # 370503 20-Aug-2010 21:46
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1gkar: Call me old school: I don't text. If I want to talk to someone, I'll talk to them.



......and if you DON'T want to talk to them......you.......TXT them!

Did I say that?  




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  Reply # 370518 20-Aug-2010 22:34
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Linuxluver:
1gkar: Call me old school: I don't text. If I want to talk to someone, I'll talk to them.



......and if you DON'T want to talk to them......you.......TXT them!

Did I say that?  


Yeah but you never actually txted me back, therefore you do not wish to talk to me >.<
Is that what you mean :P 




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  Reply # 370519 20-Aug-2010 22:39
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good luck!

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  Reply # 370521 20-Aug-2010 22:45
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So....I'm on unlimited text on XT. But I also want home baking. OP, do you think we can come to some kind of agreement? :-P

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Reply # 370522 20-Aug-2010 22:48
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for what it is worth i Sent you about 5 messages remember we talked about the cooling pad.



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  Reply # 370537 21-Aug-2010 00:04
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nickd: So....I'm on unlimited text on XT. But I also want home baking. OP, do you think we can come to some kind of agreement? :-P


Are you based in Christchurch? If so we can come to some sort of agreement :P 




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  Reply # 370538 21-Aug-2010 00:05
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XtPower: for what it is worth i Sent you about 5 messages remember we talked about the cooling pad.


lol yeah, that's right :P - I am actually gonna get one of those, sick of my Mac burning the heck out of me >.< 




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  Reply # 370541 21-Aug-2010 00:11
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seems an odd promotion. I thought 2Degrees were all about talking, not texting.

Still, a nice way for 2 degrees to get some SMS termination revenue though at 9c per txt :D



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  Reply # 370544 21-Aug-2010 00:26
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NonprayingMantis: seems an odd promotion. I thought 2Degrees were all about talking, not texting.

Still, a nice way for 2 degrees to get some SMS termination revenue though at 9c per txt :D


That's actually a good point, since txt's from their own network don't count. 




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  Reply # 370545 21-Aug-2010 00:39
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michaelmurfy:
NonprayingMantis: seems an odd promotion. I thought 2Degrees were all about talking, not texting.

Still, a nice way for 2 degrees to get some SMS termination revenue though at 9c per txt :D


That's actually a good point, since txt's from their own network don't count. 


thinking about it a little more, this seems like a very good way for 2D to generate good termination revenue.

Telecom has 2500 txts for $12 ($9 if you get bonus topup)

a 2 degrees employee could buy a telecom prepaid sim ($30), topup $20 (recieveing $25 credit), and for two months buy a 2500 txt plan.  They then send all 2500 txts to a 2degrees number (some kind of bulk SMS).  this generates 2500 x $0.09 = $225 of termination revenue for 2 degrees, and they only have to spend $50 to get it. 

(likewise Telecom get only $50 of revenue, but incur $225 of costs)

Am I missing something here or is that just insane?

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