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May 25, 2009

Telco Spam

Some people in the US say you don't get spam via SMS because the telco screens third party sources. WRONG. It's one of the most prolific ways to spam subscribers and the providers are also in on it, spamming you with their own promos.
 
Another kind of spam is via location service. While I'm glad the iPhone is I think immune to this, I still get it on my other phone.
 
The line beneath the operator info is usually reserved for location info telling you where you are in the city or at least the location of the network tower currently serving your handset.
 
Sometimes however the provider would use this to send ads and this is annoying. First of all, yes you can turn it off but it deprives you of location info when the ad isn't shown. Secondly, this breaks whatever trust level you have remaining with the operator. And lastly, while this is not exactly new-I've seen this a few times before-eventually this will open the door for third parties to come in and spam you with more unwanted and unexpected ads.

Sent from my iPhone

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March 18, 2009

Indosat to sell next model iPhone?


This Detik article mentioned that Indosat already holds an NDA (Non Disclosure Agreement) regarding iPhone 3G. Teguh Prasetya, Head of Marketing and Branding at Indosat claims that despite having signed an agreement, Indosat has decided to take the wait and see approach regarding iPhone 3G because the device is no longer the hot gadget as when it was released back in July last year.


When Apple launches its next iPhone model, it surely will be the next hot item next to Palm Pre, although the Pre won't be available outside the US market initially, just like the iPhone back in 2007. Will Indosat then finally decide to join Telkomsel in selling the iPhone? Will their HSDPA network issue be overcome by that time? 

With 500 thousand customers in their HSDPA network and practically not much room to expand, it's unlikely Indosat will dare to offer the next iPhone unless they somehow managed to gain new allocation from the government to expand their capacity. iPhone customers around the world are already renowned for being data guzzlers and adding Apple's phone will do nothing but increase the strain on Indosat's already ailing mobile broadband services.

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