I received a lot of inquiries on the domains, so I decided to auction them and donate the proceeds to the bitcointalk.org forum. Please see this thread:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/charity-auction-of-domains-bitcoinwirelesscom-and-bitcoinwirelessnet-79115
Topic: Gauging interest. Pay for prepaid wireless with Bitcoin. (Read 1456 times)
I have the bitcoinwireless.com and bitcoinwireless.net domains. I would be willing to transfer them to a reputable member of the community if he/she were going to do something awesome with them. I also think this is a great idea. You should offer a selection of phones, too. It would provide the opportunity of having a completely anonymous phone service, with the ability to refill without going into a retail store.
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Selling Phones is something I have considered however it will require holding (depreciating) inventory so I would want to see enough demand first but I agree that it would be a great idea. You could pay for phone, SIM card, and airtime all by BTC. Only phone & SIM need physical delivery and it could be anywhere you want.
Prepaid wireless is really starting to reach parity with contracted plans.
Google is selling the Galaxy Nexus (unlocked w/ no contract usable on 200 carriers globally) direct to consumers.
https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=galaxy_nexus_hspa
Simple Mobile (T-mobile reseller) offers unlimited plan for $40 a month.
http://www.mysimplemobile.com/plans-40-unlimited.aspx
I have the bitcoinwireless.com and bitcoinwireless.net domains. I would be willing to transfer them to a reputable member of the community if he/she were going to do something awesome with them. I also think this is a great idea. You should offer a selection of phones, too. It would provide the opportunity of having a completely anonymous phone service, with the ability to refill without going into a retail store.
If you currently are using prepaid cellphone/wireless/mobile broadband or planning to in the future would you be interested in a service which provides pin codes and RTR (real time recharge directly to phone #) paid for with Bitcoins?
PIN codes for U.S. carriers sold here:
- http://www.btcbuy.info/CallingCards.cshtml
- https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/btcbuy-now-offering-calling-cards-78050
Pin codes would need block confirmation(s) but I think the risk of double spend is low enough on RTR to have them processed 0-confirm.
Yup, PIN codes are like a bearer negotiable instrument, so you'ld site pretty vulnerable the risk of a race attack or a Finney attack.
I've bought pre-paid mobile minutes before and will surely do so again and I would love if I could pay for it with bitcoins. I can't honestly say I would sign up for it immediately, but I can promise that I'd use it eventually.
Yankee,
Brazil is included in the list of countries?
Brazil is included in the list of countries?
Yes,
Brazil:
Claro
Nextel
Oi
TIM
Vivo
Thumbs up to you guys.
Not a service I currently need, but with the way this country is going, I am overjoyed to see anything that protects what's left of people's privacy.
Hope it is successful.
Not a service I currently need, but with the way this country is going, I am overjoyed to see anything that protects what's left of people's privacy.
Hope it is successful.
Yankee,
Brazil is included in the list of countries?
Brazil is included in the list of countries?
I would use such a service if available in Canada for my Virgin Mobile prepaid.
We're working on a similar service as well 
320 Mobile Operators, 100 Countries
320 Mobile Operators, 100 Countries
I think this is a good fit for Bitcoin. It seems like a risky business that could really benefit from Bitcoin's irreversibility. You could do it without collecting any identity information.
I would give your service a try as long as it is reasonably competitive with other discount sellers. Discounts of around 5% off of face value seem fairly common. By avoiding CC/PayPal fees you should have a better margin (though much lower volume for now unfortunately).
I would give your service a try as long as it is reasonably competitive with other discount sellers. Discounts of around 5% off of face value seem fairly common. By avoiding CC/PayPal fees you should have a better margin (though much lower volume for now unfortunately).
If you currently are using prepaid cellphone/wireless/mobile broadband or planning to in the future would you be interested in a service which provides pin codes and RTR (real time recharge directly to phone #) paid for with Bitcoins?
Would you honestly use such a service?
What if 1% of purchase price was donated to Bitcoin open source development team?
Prices would be slightly below retail (i.e. $50 prepaid PIN or RTR would be $48 to $49 equivalent in BTC)?
Pin codes would need block confirmation(s) but I think the risk of double spend is low enough on RTR to have them processed 0-confirm.
Interested? Comments?
Would you honestly use such a service?
What if 1% of purchase price was donated to Bitcoin open source development team?
Prices would be slightly below retail (i.e. $50 prepaid PIN or RTR would be $48 to $49 equivalent in BTC)?
Pin codes would need block confirmation(s) but I think the risk of double spend is low enough on RTR to have them processed 0-confirm.
Interested? Comments?
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