Comments on: Belgium – World’s First To Pay By SMS Text http://www.intomobile.com/2007/03/21/belgium-worlds-first-to-pay-by-sms-text.html Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:35:19 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Anna http://www.intomobile.com/2007/03/21/belgium-worlds-first-to-pay-by-sms-text.html/comment-page-1/#comment-1291 Anna Wed, 28 Mar 2007 09:55:39 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/2007/03/21/belgium-worlds-first-to-pay-by-sms-text.html#comment-1291 Which world are they referring to? Pay-by-text schemes are running successfully from 2003 in Philippines with user numbers in multiple millions. Google G-Cash and Smart for more info. Similar schemes are widely prevalent in South Korea and Japan as well. There are also individual instances of such schemes being piloted in multiple EU countries and in India to my knowledge. Which world are they referring to?

Pay-by-text schemes are running successfully from 2003 in Philippines with user numbers in multiple millions. Google G-Cash and Smart for more info.

Similar schemes are widely prevalent in South Korea and Japan as well.

There are also individual instances of such schemes being piloted in multiple EU countries and in India to my knowledge.

]]> By: timmm http://www.intomobile.com/2007/03/21/belgium-worlds-first-to-pay-by-sms-text.html/comment-page-1/#comment-1030 timmm Thu, 22 Mar 2007 22:16:18 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/2007/03/21/belgium-worlds-first-to-pay-by-sms-text.html#comment-1030 and possibly in a few more years we'll get to in the US too :\ and possibly in a few more years we’ll get to in the US too :\

]]> By: Viipottaja http://www.intomobile.com/2007/03/21/belgium-worlds-first-to-pay-by-sms-text.html/comment-page-1/#comment-1028 Viipottaja Thu, 22 Mar 2007 21:34:37 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/2007/03/21/belgium-worlds-first-to-pay-by-sms-text.html#comment-1028 People in Finland have been paying for tram and bustickets, parking with SMS for years.. People in Finland have been paying for tram and bustickets, parking with SMS for years..

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