Al: I agree totally with you on that subject. There are more percentages in actual profit per-minute. What I am saying is that Franklin has forgot about the all-mighty "individual". The person who is responsible for linking chains to other endless respectibility. The individual like myself who has used "FNet" for years now, that doesn't have one complaint about my dial-up account. Its these individual accounts that form mass armies, that unknownly send strong messages to others about their cyber experience with that tiny space.
If I were to have at my disposal 1/2 of what Franklin, could-offer, that is could-offer, the momentum for Franklin based on what they shuld want to accomplish "state-side" would be tremendous. Customer based loyality is being accomplished now for the added value services to Internet users. Franklins not doing that, and in my estimation, that won't be anytime soon.
A virtual partner in which to message other subscribers is what Franklin should be going after stateside. Franklins virtual partners are subscribers like you and me that use their Internet-Access account on a daily basis.
Yes, minutes abroad are great, but a million subscribers out of LA, is where I would start stateside. I would be willing to work free for 6 months, given food and water to prove my point.
Its not that difficult to understand, once you figure out the end-point of the IP-universe. Its at yours and my DESKTOP
Picture it like this if one of your buds came up to you and said this:
Hey Al, guess what? I've got this great account that does everything imaginable. All you need is a modem, $ 100 connection fee's and 50 bucks a month to get:
56k speeds
Mini-Tempest Software & Card
Your bank account online
Cellphone-pager-email-fax-voicemail-personalmailbox-personalwebpage
Local calls within 100 miles of LAX
Long Distance anywhere, anytime for .085 cents a minute
First of all, everyone should know that Banks, the one's that have yet to get a great start online, are chopping at the bit looking for a great partner source. No one wants to go it alone out in cyber-space, at least they shouldn't. Banks are no different, and it shows with very few really having a presence online. On one has approached them with a partner-web-portal demonstration. I'm not saying the above senerio would work to a tie, but the general outline given the fact that you wouldn't even start something like this until you've successfully sealed a banking partner. In my opinion, that wouldn't be that much of a problem. You don't go into a meeting thinking your pursuading a bank to succumb to your wishes. Your there to let them know they are in charge, your providing a needed service "globally" through a web-channel to the masses.
To have gateways internationally is fantastic, the way to go, but I think a nich market stateside that would be profitable is exactly what I've subscribed.
In reality, Franklin really doesn't need to setup gateways stateside all over the US if there looking for a nich market, and allot of money faster than the latter. Setup accounts like I've described within LA, SanFran, Dallas, and all the other geographical area's that need local metroplex service including all unified services. Ride the back of another long distance service outside those perimeters. There are many right now offering low low prices.
Bottom line is that you can look at both FTel and FNet webpages and see no partnerships at all, nada..... That's what really spells an el-stinko in my books.
How many banks do you know that would be interested in what Franklin has to say given a great marketing plan?
Let me guess....................?
manyTemp'
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