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Cell phones
Jan. 30th, 2012 12:13 pmI originally had this thought regarding the proposed legislation about allowing mass calls of some sort to include cell phones (I *think* they may have mainly meant things like energency notifications, but from what little the news coverage said, it could likely be used for other things.
My thought was that they really need to modify the cell phone system so that such calls are charged to the *caller* at the rate the recipiebt would pay if they *were* over their minutes. Even if they haven't gone over yet. With the recipient not being charged.
That'd protect folks who have only a few free minutes a month. And better, it'd discourage "frivolous" use of such mass calling.
Today, after spending time on hold, I'd like to see it extended to hold time, especially on toll-free "support" numbers. Having to pay *cell phone* rates for keeping cell phone users on hold might encourage companies to minimize hold times.
*sigh*
Never happen of course, but oh, if it did...
My thought was that they really need to modify the cell phone system so that such calls are charged to the *caller* at the rate the recipiebt would pay if they *were* over their minutes. Even if they haven't gone over yet. With the recipient not being charged.
That'd protect folks who have only a few free minutes a month. And better, it'd discourage "frivolous" use of such mass calling.
Today, after spending time on hold, I'd like to see it extended to hold time, especially on toll-free "support" numbers. Having to pay *cell phone* rates for keeping cell phone users on hold might encourage companies to minimize hold times.
*sigh*
Never happen of course, but oh, if it did...
