The Effects of Dialers Down Under

wicked1 · 2003-12-17, 06:14 AM

Now I know many of you incorporate dialers into your promotions in an effort to convert foreign traffic and I'm always reading hype from dialer sponsors saying that surfers from certain countries actually prefer to charge to thier phone bill.

As a private support tech for PC users in Australia I'm fighting a constant battle with dialers jumping on surfers systems.

Here's a recent news story about the effects of dialers in Australia.

News about dialers

And a link to an australian company that says it can put a stop to this dialer madness

Stop Dialers

I've read similar stories about Germany and other countries and thier fight to stop this practice.

From where I sit dialers are doing a lot of damage to the future online porn market in foreign countries, if you clicked a free porn link and ended up with a $500 phone bill would you ever trust another porn site in your life ?.

Remeber bad news travels faster than good news.

I know a lot will dissagree with me on this but I'm trying to gauge the real world effect they are having on surfers trust .

Wicked 1

2003-12-17, 06:14 AM	#1
wicked1 I'm going to the backseat of my car with the woman I love, and I won't be back for TEN MINUTES Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 82	The Effects of Dialers Down Under Now I know many of you incorporate dialers into your promotions in an effort to convert foreign traffic and I'm always reading hype from dialer sponsors saying that surfers from certain countries actually prefer to charge to thier phone bill. As a private support tech for PC users in Australia I'm fighting a constant battle with dialers jumping on surfers systems. Here's a recent news story about the effects of dialers in Australia. News about dialers And a link to an australian company that says it can put a stop to this dialer madness Stop Dialers I've read similar stories about Germany and other countries and thier fight to stop this practice. From where I sit dialers are doing a lot of damage to the future online porn market in foreign countries, if you clicked a free porn link and ended up with a $500 phone bill would you ever trust another porn site in your life ?. Remeber bad news travels faster than good news. I know a lot will dissagree with me on this but I'm trying to gauge the real world effect they are having on surfers trust . Wicked 1