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PIGEON supports the following types of applications:
1. Subscription
Services
2. Interactive
Mobile Operation Services
3. Entertainment
Application
4. Advertising
1. Subscription Services
The customers are required
to subscribe for the required information service.
Once the customer has subscribed to the service, every
time the information is sent to their mobile phone.
For eg. A user can send one single SMS into a Short
Code with the word "SUB <context_id>", and receive
a Reverse Billing SMS Text message every day for the
rest of the year.
- News
- Events
in the city
- Weather
forecast
- Stock
rates
- Horoscope
Through the subscription services SMS can be used
to make mobile devices into a reminder tool with
Notification/Alert services.
Getting
notification on:
- Receiving
new mails
- Certain
bank balance is exceeded
- Stock
rate crossing certain limits
2. Interactive
Mobile Operation Services
Unlike subscription service,
this service is ‘pay as you go’ type. The users sends
an inquiry SMS and is charged upon receiving the information
he requested. Suppose if a phone owner sends a request
to know about his flight schedule. Here, the phone
owner upon receiving the information of his flight
schedule is charged.
Some examples are:
Interactive
applications
- Checking
mobile bill
- Checking
account balance
Interactive Mobile operations automation
- Checking
bills and available credit
- Transferring
credit to other customer in case of pre-paid cards
- Increasing
Air Time Limits of pre-paid cards
3.
Entertainment Application
SMS can transform the mobile
device into wireless entertainment gadget through games,
chat, polls, voting etc. For companies wishing to launch
prize draws, quizzes and voting applications, Reverse
Billing SMS has all the perfect characteristics for
such services.
4.
Advertising
SMS can be used as advertising
medium for the flow of information for large customer-base.
It is best suited for all customer as well as targeted
customer base. For e.g. A company can easily inform
the clients of their latest product or service offerings,
or it could be used to keep the clients up to date
with the company’s activity. Some examples are
- Launching
a new product
- Shows
and Concerts
- Cinema
Bookings
- Restaurant
Services
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