Comments on: Bono and the RED Phones http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/05/15/bono-and-the-red-phones/ Russell Buckley and Carlo Longino on mobile technology. Tue, 22 May 2012 09:13:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: helen keegan http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/05/15/bono-and-the-red-phones/comment-page-1/#comment-4919 helen keegan Wed, 17 May 2006 14:40:56 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/05/15/bono-and-the-red-phones/#comment-4919 It got a lot of press and I suspect that was the point. It was about raising awareness, of which this is part. I hope it is successful enough for them, but Ian's right, why would you downgrade your phone? Having said that, if it were pink, Darla (http://www.darlamack.com) would definitely want one! It got a lot of press and I suspect that was the point. It was about raising awareness, of which this is part. I hope it is successful enough for them, but Ian’s right, why would you downgrade your phone?

Having said that, if it were pink, Darla (http://www.darlamack.com) would definitely want one!

]]> By: Ian Wood http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/05/15/bono-and-the-red-phones/comment-page-1/#comment-4856 Ian Wood Mon, 15 May 2006 19:38:39 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/05/15/bono-and-the-red-phones/#comment-4856 Russell have to say that I to am unlikely to downgrade from my 3G handset to SLVR. However having seen the launch on the evening news, see http://www.channel4.com/news/special-reports/special-reports-storypage.jsp?id=2368, some of the features on the contract are interesting. The trust gets 5% of all calls for life. As a former Motorola employee I guess that I cannot get excited by the its work in the Africa which has probably been the driver on this aids deal. I am just glade its not PINK! Russell have to say that I to am unlikely to downgrade from my 3G handset to SLVR.

However having seen the launch on the evening news, see http://www.channel4.com/news/special-reports/special-reports-storypage.jsp?id=2368, some of the features on the contract are interesting. The trust gets 5% of all calls for life.

As a former Motorola employee I guess that I cannot get excited by the its work in the Africa which has probably been the driver on this aids deal. I am just glade its not PINK!

]]> By: Ewan http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/05/15/bono-and-the-red-phones/comment-page-1/#comment-4832 Ewan Mon, 15 May 2006 10:17:37 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/05/15/bono-and-the-red-phones/#comment-4832 Yeah I think you're absolutely right Russell. I don't see this going anywhere :| The switching costs are really quite high for most users particularly when they've got used to one menu structure or operating system. It's slightly easier when, at the end of your contract, your network operator is offering you a free Nokia, a free Samsung or a free Sony Ericsson. It depends; look at the success of the pink phones! If the red SLVR is funky enough, the concept could make some headway. Yeah I think you’re absolutely right Russell. I don’t see this going anywhere :| The switching costs are really quite high for most users particularly when they’ve got used to one menu structure or operating system. It’s slightly easier when, at the end of your contract, your network operator is offering you a free Nokia, a free Samsung or a free Sony Ericsson. It depends; look at the success of the pink phones! If the red SLVR is funky enough, the concept could make some headway.

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