Virgin USA Takes a Shot at Ad-supported Mobile Phoning

May 30th, 2006 | by amarfresh |

Kids whose parents shut-off their cellphones for running up the bills need worry no longer. By simply watching more TV commercials cell phone video commercials or receiving more text messages, they can earn free talk time.

The program, called SugarMama, lets people earn one minute of talking time by watching 30-second commercials on a computer or receiving text messages on their phones, then answering questions to prove they were, in fact, paying attention.

Perhaps this ad-supported calling will have greater success with kids as opposed to adults. (At least those kids who pay their own cell phone bills.)

Customers who want to try SugarMama can visit the Virgin Web site to sign up. They must then agree to take part in one of three ways: by watching short video clips online, filling out questionnaires or receiving text messages on their phones.

To prevent “fraud”, the viewer may be required to answer a question regarding the advertisement they watched or received. This should be interesting.

Read: New York Times

  1. 3 Responses to “Virgin USA Takes a Shot at Ad-supported Mobile Phoning”

  2. By Big Daddy on Jun 7, 2006 | Reply

    So if I uderstand this correctly my kids have some kind of supersonic hearing? BS

    Well my question is this..if my kids have this special supersonic hearing ability why than do I have to say, take out the trash 87 time’s before they hear me?

    This new product “SOUNDS” to me like another lure to get kids to use text messaging and further create revenue from children and unsuspecting parents, also parents should be really angry in that thair kids are answering questions that could be served up by the Boogie Man and used for (use your imagination )

    Parent’s we call this a data collection trap beware..

    Think About It…

  3. By Terry on Jun 12, 2006 | Reply

    Look out children! Some of us “oldies” can still here this. (I’m 40 and hear it clearly) Now take the same initiative it took to play this trick on your elders and do something for this world with your superior technological mentality! You’ve got more potential to change the world than any generation that has come before you. What will your children’s world be like?

    Big Daddy, do me a favor. Before you attempt to make a point in written form, learn to spell correctly and to use proper grammar. Part of our problem as parents is that we have let our own educations go and do not look to warrant respect from the younger generation by appearing to have a lower level of intelligence than they possess. If we want them to look up to us and respect us we must deserve it. Children, especially teens, look for our mistakes and see more than we care to admit and more than they care to show!

    The biggest asset you can have with your child is the ability to listen more than you talk. Be there for them and let them know you’re there to talk things out and help them with problems. Be approachable and correct out of love. If you are only there to condemn, you won’t know they have problems until it’s too late to help.

    I knew about this ring tone before my kids did. Stay ahead of the game and know what’s going on in their world! Also, if you really want to know more about your child and their friends, just go to their myspace page. What? You don’t know what myspace is? You had better catch up my friend!

    Proud parent of 4 (3, of which, are teens),
    Terry

  4. By bigdaddy on Jun 19, 2006 | Reply

    bigdaddy here,

    Hi all,

    Wow, I must have really hit some kind of nerve with big Terry.

    Perhaps its some kind of disorder in Terry’s ability to understand, what im saying..indeed im very happy your children respect you and have a high level of brain power to not give out any personal information to strangers….yeah right! ok big Terry..

    Its really the rest of the world that concerns me and how much money these companys make every day on unsuspecting children and those trusting or non trusting parents. Its in the billions of dollars per year…

    I would never let my kids judge me…Terry and this sounds even more insane..I quote you here…

    Be approachable and correct out of love. If you are only there to condemn, you won’t know they have problems until it’s too late to help.

    wa wa wa stop cryin you sound foolish…and unrealistic

    Today if you dont interigate your kids you will never get the truth period… especially since over protective parents have created these protected enviorments for there kids called the TV room,s and your probably one of them terry..

    Please if your gonna talk to me try living in the real world..were children have the ability to lie, cheat & steal..

    Honestly, you can listen to your kids till the cows come home Terry, im all for that but, sadly you still can’t gaurentee that any of these kids won’t get locked up, do drugs, drink and drive, get pregnant from a stranger or give out personal information on the cell or internet… smarty pants..

    it wont be until you get a sales call at dinner and the person on the other end tells you what kind of car you drive and some other info your kids gave out…..

    Did you ever hear that old saying, to Trust is to be Fooled..

    Think about it!

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