Comments on: About USSD – 3 / Question on LinkedIn / Continued http://www.eyeline.mobi/ussd/about-ussd-3-question-on-linkedin-continued/ Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 08 Aug 2010 16:04:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ivan Komarovhttp://www.eyeline.mobi/ussd/about-ussd-3-question-on-linkedin-continued/comment-page-1/#comment-118 Ivan Komarov Mon, 01 Sep 2008 11:42:56 +0000 http://www.eyeline.mobi/blog/2008/07/07/about-ussd-3-question-on-linkedin-continued/#comment-118 Dear Robert,Sorry to inform you that you cannot dismiss USSD messages.In the part of the world where I live (Russia), even though I do occasionally get FREE SMS ads, I do not get PUSH USSD messages. One has to initiate a USSD interaction in order to get a USSD message.Ivan Dear Robert,

Sorry to inform you that you cannot dismiss USSD messages.

In the part of the world where I live (Russia), even though I do occasionally get FREE SMS ads, I do not get PUSH USSD messages. One has to initiate a USSD interaction in order to get a USSD message.

Ivan

]]> By: Robert Adamshttp://www.eyeline.mobi/ussd/about-ussd-3-question-on-linkedin-continued/comment-page-1/#comment-117 Robert Adams Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:56:42 +0000 http://www.eyeline.mobi/blog/2008/07/07/about-ussd-3-question-on-linkedin-continued/#comment-117 Here in the US very few users have ever heard of it. It's only uses here are for the usual phone settings stuff and to annoy people with prepaid sims.The first use is fine and needed. The second not so much. The US introduction to USSD messaging is in the form of a balance message that is sent to a phone after every single transaction on prepaid sims. So you send or recieve a text you make or recieve a call you use data. Every single transaction triggers a balance notification message even if the transaction doesn't change the balance. Now the problem. That pop up message shows up on the phone and you have to dismiss it before you can do anything with your phone. It is very very frustrating.I am working at learning what I can about S60 so I can hopefully find a way to get the phone to automatically dismiss the on screen USSD messages. Any help there would be greatly appreciated...So at least in the US with how the USSD system has been introduced I don't see it ever being a viable communication platform as it was intruduced as an annoyance. Besides most people here can barely use their phone let alone remember and use *#0000# commands. Not to mention that the companies would have to create a new billing system (can't give anything away for free here). Here in the US very few users have ever heard of it. It’s only uses here are for the usual phone settings stuff and to annoy people with prepaid sims.

The first use is fine and needed. The second not so much. The US introduction to USSD messaging is in the form of a balance message that is sent to a phone after every single transaction on prepaid sims.
So you send or recieve a text you make or recieve a call you use data. Every single transaction triggers a balance notification message even if the transaction doesn’t change the balance.
Now the problem. That pop up message shows up on the phone and you have to dismiss it before you can do anything with your phone. It is very very frustrating.

I am working at learning what I can about S60 so I can hopefully find a way to get the phone to automatically dismiss the on screen USSD messages. Any help there would be greatly appreciated…

So at least in the US with how the USSD system has been introduced I don’t see it ever being a viable communication platform as it was intruduced as an annoyance. Besides most people here can barely use their phone let alone remember and use *#0000# commands. Not to mention that the companies would have to create a new billing system (can’t give anything away for free here).

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