RAMONES!!!

i keep seeing commercials for this, but i dont really get it.

you call a number and the person knows everything?

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YourNeverThere

i have no idea what your talking about

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BBtB

Neither do I. Lets hope atleast he does.

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RAMONES!!!

you guys dont, i have been seeing all kind of commercials for it.

someone has to know what i am talking about, or may i am just crazy

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MacGnG

the person has a COMPUTER infront of them that knows everything.

it's sounds more like a 411 type thing but u just tell them what u need and where, etc.. but you pay for it much more than 411 so yea i dunno

Halx

they are fooling people into thinking 411 doesn't exist anymore.. heh

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phredgreen

it's directory information with a link into your life. you pay for an on-call personal assistant who can help you with avariety of needs. for those who are not self-sufficient enough or too fucking busy to do it themselves, this is a great service. to anyone else, just another waste of money.

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Bill O'Rights

Well said. A better description of this service will not be forthcoming.

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I think this is one of the most ridiculous and creepy products ever, but I laughed until I cried when I saw their newest commercial. It is a close-up of a talking about calling infone, and she says that she called trying to find Wrigley Field for her son's baseball team. She is just so happy and pleased with the service and she says, "Not only did the operator give me the directions, but she said she would stay on the line until I got there. I can't believe she would do that for me!" Meanwhile, superimposed on the bottom of the screen are the prices for the service. 89 cents a call and 15 cents a minute. OF COURSE the operator will stay on the line, you are paying her to! I know that it is just an actress, but what an assinine commercial.

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boden11

well 15c/minute isn't exactly very much considering they're probly paying their staff at LEAST like 8/hr and then all that overhead and whanot is gotta be a lot. they're just hoping for the quick calls really 'what's the phone number for xxxxx' plus dinner reservations when u don't even know the number and the occasional directions when ur lost in bfe. shrug, can always call a roommate who's at home and have him give u the directions from maps.yahoo.com

alkaloid

.15 * 60 + .89 = 9.00 + .89 = $9.89 / hr

How much do those operators get paid?? Can the operators do more than one call at the time? I doubt it. How do they make money? How???

God of Thunder

I'm just waiting for the day when it becomes another thing to blame and then sue.


"But Infone told me... blah, blah, blah."

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jimk

it's always time to sue. unfortunately.

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KeyserSoze

Someone needs to call them and ask for a good call girl and see what happens

or

Call them and explain what neighborhood you're in and that you're trying to find a crack dealer

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RoadRage

Two words: Premium Sponsors.

The people who call have the cost subsidized by advertisers. Infone is a legal "shill" (to use the old term). Infone is paid by one advertiser or another to get the person on the phone steered in their direction, be it a hotel, a restaurant, a show promoter, whomever.

BTW 89¢ for directory information is 10¢ cheaper than what SBC (the local "Baby Bell") charges here, but is still 89¢ more expensive than Google.

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Fearless_Hyena

Also in addition to what RoadRage said, they're counting on short calls -- I suspect most calls will be for something like, directory assistance, driving directions, short-answer stuff that can be google'd in a minute or less, and if it lasts a little longer, it won't be too expensive for the customer. That means the hourly rate will start approaching $25 - $50 or more for each operator if they take several calls a minute.

Now what I can't understand is how a service like TellMe (1-800-555-TELL) makes money, their service is completely free, often useful, and fun as hell to play with.
They used to have short commercials but I haven't heard any for several months now. Although movie tickets probably generates some revenue for them...

alkaloid

It's beginning to make sense to me. This is very interesting. Thanks RoadRage and Fearless_Hyena.

cchris

Ha ha ha
Realtime screwing with infone.
Just gotta work out how to reverse charge them.

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