Comments on: 3jammin’ all over the weekend http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2006/10/3jammin_all_over_the_weekend.html Daily news and opinion for 250,000 industry executives and mobile fanatics Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:59:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Nick http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2006/10/3jammin_all_over_the_weekend.html/comment-page-1#comment-26507 Nick Tue, 06 Feb 2007 07:32:51 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2006/10/3jammin_all_over_the_weekend.html#comment-26507 I think 3jam was good a while back ago, but I found two things wrong with the service, one was the lag time in messaging, and the other was the need to put it all my friend's names or phone number in a message that is limited to 160 characters. Doesn't leave much room for the message. I started using Peekamo.com recently and find it to be much better group messaging solution. I also like the archiving feature so I don't have to save all the messages on my phone. It's worth a try for anyone looking for a 3jam alternative. http://peekamo.com I think 3jam was good a while back ago, but I found two things wrong with the service, one was the lag time in messaging, and the other was the need to put it all my friend’s names or phone number in a message that is limited to 160 characters. Doesn’t leave much room for the message.

I started using Peekamo.com recently and find it to be much better group messaging solution. I also like the archiving feature so I don’t have to save all the messages on my phone.

It’s worth a try for anyone looking for a 3jam alternative.

http://peekamo.com

]]> By: Sid http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2006/10/3jammin_all_over_the_weekend.html/comment-page-1#comment-1073 Sid Tue, 10 Oct 2006 04:45:15 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2006/10/3jammin_all_over_the_weekend.html#comment-1073 I loved the concept. It's group messaging at the cost of 1 message. A similar concept is in place in India with most mobile service providers. However, there is a monthly rental that is paid by the entire group that wants to sign up. The messaging cost depends on how high the monthly rental is. It could even be free unlimited messages to the members in some plans where the monthly rental is high. If you get a unique number for every group, it just inflates your phonebook. But a wonderful concept nevertheless. I loved the concept. It’s group messaging at the cost of 1 message. A similar concept is in place in India with most mobile service providers. However, there is a monthly rental that is paid by the entire group that wants to sign up. The messaging cost depends on how high the monthly rental is. It could even be free unlimited messages to the members in some plans where the monthly rental is high.

If you get a unique number for every group, it just inflates your phonebook. But a wonderful concept nevertheless.

]]> By: ewan http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2006/10/3jammin_all_over_the_weekend.html/comment-page-1#comment-1046 ewan Mon, 09 Oct 2006 22:52:35 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2006/10/3jammin_all_over_the_weekend.html#comment-1046 Nope John, all outgoing messages are paid for by 3jam. You have the opt-out command to help prevent you being added to conversations that you don't want to be. Nope John, all outgoing messages are paid for by 3jam. You have the opt-out command to help prevent you being added to conversations that you don’t want to be.

]]> By: John http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2006/10/3jammin_all_over_the_weekend.html/comment-page-1#comment-1034 John Mon, 09 Oct 2006 09:31:20 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2006/10/3jammin_all_over_the_weekend.html#comment-1034 odd, the way I read what they were doing was that the to the group would be charged on the receive end - standard cost to send, "premium"-standard rate to receive. Why else have an opt-out command? odd, the way I read what they were doing was that the to the group would be charged on the receive end – standard cost to send, “premium”-standard rate to receive. Why else have an opt-out command?

]]> By: njar http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2006/10/3jammin_all_over_the_weekend.html/comment-page-1#comment-1033 njar Mon, 09 Oct 2006 08:26:17 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2006/10/3jammin_all_over_the_weekend.html#comment-1033 Nice review. I still think the model won't work particularly well in the UK. Places like cardboardfish and all the other 'free' SMS sending sites have really struggled given the rise in wholesale SMS pricing. At over 3pence per message if it does take off, it could be a pretty huge white elephant. Given that you do all the sending from your own phone rather than the site, then presumably there's limited ad revenue. I'm very interest to see uptake, and ultimately quite keen to be proven wrong! N Nice review.

I still think the model won’t work particularly well in the UK. Places like cardboardfish and all the other ‘free’ SMS sending sites have really struggled given the rise in wholesale SMS pricing. At over 3pence per message if it does take off, it could be a pretty huge white elephant. Given that you do all the sending from your own phone rather than the site, then presumably there’s limited ad revenue.

I’m very interest to see uptake, and ultimately quite keen to be proven wrong!

N

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