Comments on: Free VoIP Calls Forever–Until They Catch On, Anyway http://phoneboy.com/2163/free-voip-calls-forever-until-they-catch-on-anyway VoIP, Mobile Phones, Telecom, and Technology Made Simple Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:31:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: PhoneBoy http://phoneboy.com/2163/free-voip-calls-forever-until-they-catch-on-anyway/comment-page-1#comment-25850 PhoneBoy Sun, 09 Mar 2008 09:22:21 +0000 http://www.phoneboy.com/2163/free-voip-calls-forever-until-they-catch-on-anyway#comment-25850 @spg Acquisition is certainly an exit strategy, but why would anyone want to acquire a company who is giving away a product with no real monetization strategy? @spg Acquisition is certainly an exit strategy, but why would anyone want to acquire a company who is giving away a product with no real monetization strategy?

]]> By: spg http://phoneboy.com/2163/free-voip-calls-forever-until-they-catch-on-anyway/comment-page-1#comment-25849 spg Sun, 09 Mar 2008 08:01:25 +0000 http://www.phoneboy.com/2163/free-voip-calls-forever-until-they-catch-on-anyway#comment-25849 your are absolutely right about it being a 'money losing proposition' but that does not preclude the idea the the company could not become valuable(for example as a takeover target) solely because of its explosive growth in subscriber numbers. certainly it would be expected that any one considering such a takeover would read between the lines. but on the other hand stranger things have happened in the .com industry. your are absolutely right about it being a ‘money losing proposition’ but that does not preclude the idea the the company could not become valuable(for example as a takeover target) solely because of its explosive growth in subscriber numbers. certainly it would be expected that any one considering such a takeover would read between the lines. but on the other hand stranger things have happened in the .com industry.

]]> By: PhoneBoy http://phoneboy.com/2163/free-voip-calls-forever-until-they-catch-on-anyway/comment-page-1#comment-25848 PhoneBoy Sat, 08 Mar 2008 19:29:35 +0000 http://www.phoneboy.com/2163/free-voip-calls-forever-until-they-catch-on-anyway#comment-25848 @spg but if each of those "Subscribers" costs only uses their service once and it costs them whatever 100 units worth of calling costs each time, it's still a money losing proposition. The fact of the matter is, on these "Free" services, only about 1% of the users convert to paying customers. 99% is basically given away. Unless that 1% is paying you on high-margin things, you're going to have a difficult time making money. @spg but if each of those “Subscribers” costs only uses their service once and it costs them whatever 100 units worth of calling costs each time, it’s still a money losing proposition.

The fact of the matter is, on these “Free” services, only about 1% of the users convert to paying customers. 99% is basically given away. Unless that 1% is paying you on high-margin things, you’re going to have a difficult time making money.

]]> By: spg http://phoneboy.com/2163/free-voip-calls-forever-until-they-catch-on-anyway/comment-page-1#comment-25846 spg Sat, 08 Mar 2008 08:42:44 +0000 http://www.phoneboy.com/2163/free-voip-calls-forever-until-they-catch-on-anyway#comment-25846 two things that makes jaxtr very unique. 1. it works for any call destination(limited only by jax credits) 2. the first call is done by callback; no matter what the number. the has never been another service that for example will allow make a 20 minute call from a UK cell to say a phone in india. those are expense destination on both ends of the call. so lets say you want call home each day for 20 minutes. thats 7 account a week, 30 a month, 365 per year. no wonder jaxtr has such amazing subscription numbers. these holes in jaxtr have been widely published for some time even if not on a blog as popular as voipguides. jaxtr has got to be aware of whats going on; but on the other hand they found the secret formula to huge subscriber numbers. two things that makes jaxtr very unique. 1. it works for any call destination(limited only by jax credits) 2. the first call is done by callback; no matter what the number. the has never been another service that for example will allow make a 20 minute call from a UK cell to say a phone in india. those are expense destination on both ends of the call. so lets say you want call home each day for 20 minutes. thats 7 account a week, 30 a month, 365 per year. no wonder jaxtr has such amazing subscription numbers. these holes in jaxtr have been widely published for some time even if not on a blog as popular as voipguides. jaxtr has got to be aware of whats going on; but on the other hand they found the secret formula to huge subscriber numbers.

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