Israel – Fighting SMS Rosh Hashanah Greetings

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    Israel – A new Facebook page is urging Israeli consumers to refrain from what has become a custom in the cellular age: Sending Jewish New Year greetings via SMS.

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    The protest, a consumer boycott, is aimed at cellular phone companies, not at the custom itself. 

    “Following the consumer protests that started in the last few months, cellular phone companies and tycoons are expecting to make millions at our expense over the holidays this year as we send SMS’s with Rosh Hashanah greetings. This year we say, enough!” says a message on the group’s Facebook page.

    They also reminded readers on their Facebook page that, owing to the high volume of SMS’s sent over the holiday period last year, many of the messages were not received until after the holidays because of network problems.

    So far, over 4,000 people have joined the group.

    The Facebook page here


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    shredready
    shredready
    12 years ago

    what about cards and any other form on things of this nature that cost money why only sms messages?

    DavidCohen
    DavidCohen
    12 years ago

    Really? That’s important enough to get upset about? Well then, I’m really glad we have no actual issues left to resolve and deal with!

    kvetcher
    kvetcher
    12 years ago

    I only read what was posted on VIN and not the whole article. I don’t understand the purpose of the boycott. Did these “tycoons” do something wrong? Based on the excerpt posted on VIN, it seems that the only crime the cell phone company did was make money. What is the goal of the boycott, to get the cell phone companies to give free texting? Maybe the protesters should demand that the government subsidies text messages.

    12 years ago

    If you have an unlimited plan, the cell phone companies don’t make any extra on your sms… maybe it costs them more (use of the technology, support staff ect)???

    The_Truth
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    The_Truth
    12 years ago

    Just send emails instead, or IM or Facebook messages…
    Do these people have nothing to do with their lives than create boycotts?! Text messaging is the simplest & most effective way of getting a personal message to anyone these days.