3 Mobile is launching a new initiative to get their customers to promote their network – by letting them become 3 “agents” who will paid £5 for each sim card they are able to get other mobile phone users to connect to the carrier.
The company effectively wants its customers to use free social networking sites to promote it in return for money – something that will appeal to a lot of people who are struggling to make a buck at the moment.
3 Mobile will pay out once the user they refer connects their new sim card, meaning no one will be able to sign up themselves posing as a new customer then simply avoid activating the new sim card. The customers who are involved in the promotion will be able to receive each of their £5 payments directly into their PayPal account, which makes sense as the whole practise will be conducted over the internet.
Although being marketed as an easy way for customers to earn money from the company, and allow 3 Mobile to “give something back” to their users, it doesn’t seem quite as innovative to us as some of the marketing gimmicks we’ve seen other mobile phone companies serve up in the past.
There is also some concern that with these “agents” promoting 3 left right and centre that the cost of any mobile related advertisement on social networking websites such as Facebook will see a sharp rise in cost per click – meaning that other businesses and individuals promoting their own websites will likely suffer.
While it may seem like an easy way to make some fast money, with, for example, 1000 new sellers out there, don’t be surprised to pay up to £2 for a potential user to click an ad – or, if you are a user of a social networking service, prepare to be flooded with “Buy a 3 sim card now!” spam.
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INQ1 is a highly anticipated mobile phone from 3 Mobile which was released recently in November. This particular model is often referred to as the ‘Facebook phone’ because of it new features that allows the users to get a whole new experience in enjoying various applications with numerous social networking sites. INQ1 is equipped with some of the latest high tech features that make it one of the best 3G phone ever produced. The phone also offers many exciting application like MSN, eBay and Skype. INQ1 is the 2009 Global Mobile Award wining phone for the best mobile handset and it has become the most wanted phone for businessmen as well as for those people looking to own the best entertainment phone.
Specs
INQ1 from 3 Mobile has beaten off the competition with some of the most attractive and functional phones with its amazing feature. This unique phone has introduced a new interactive way of enjoying social networking sites. The phone offers the cost effective way of enjoying various applications such as Facebook, Skype, MSN and eBay. The INQ1 is loaded with a 3.2 megapixel camera that delivers the best of picture quality with every shot. The phone also allows the users to upload the photos taken by it makes tagging quite simple and fast. Moreover, the phone is very user friendly and it offer swift access to browser. The INQ1 phone also highlights a native Windows messenger, full Facebook integration and eBay tracker. As it is a 3G phone that is loaded HSDPA files making it extremely exciting for its users.
This unique phone from 3 Mobile comes with OTA software downloads and WebKit browser. It is also equipped with advanced features that automatically updates the status of your contacts and allow you to know whether someone is online or not. The phone comes with an internal memory of 50 MB and it offers the users to expand its storing capacity with external 4GB memory power. The INQ1 from 3 Mobile also has a high quality battery that provides 329 hrs standby and 324 minutes talk time capacity. With this handset users can get Facebook notifications, status updates, profile pictures and many other interesting features.
Look and design
INQ1 is one of the most attractive mobile phones ever introduced in the market. It definitely wins the heart of millions when it comes to the look and design of this unique phone. The phone comes in a solid stylish construction that suits the pocket of business class as well as the entertainment savvy peoples. The phone is quite compact and the size measures 97 x 47.6 x 14.4mm. Moreover, INQ1 weighs only 110g that makes it absolutely good to carry in any type of pockets. In addition the high resolution 2.2 “QVGA / 262K color screen offers the best quality images even in daylight condition. INQ1 is available in two stunning color designs and users can choose either the silver or the black as per their taste.
Overall
When observed from every angle INQ1 is really a good phone that is worth the award achieved by it. With MSN and Facebook application it has become the dream phone of most people. 3 Mobile has already experienced a huge sale in such a short span of time and many people are booking for it in advanced. Users are surely going to get amazed with all the high tech features offered by this unique phone.