TrueCall

[cbarling]

TrueCall were on Dragon's Den tonight, getting an investment from Peter Jones.

They are an Actinic user on Actinic Hosting - so we've just been watching the servers to see how much of a spike in traffic occured. There was a spike, but all seemed well.

Chris

[leehack]

I saw this on QVC a few weeks ago, it's an excellent product. The single selling point that got me was the fact that your phone does not ring if they ring again and have been zapped, they are handled without you even knowing. A real breakthrough, but has to be merged into a handset ultimately, just like the answer machine was, much less clunky then.

[Darren B]

LOL we were only having a discussion about this the other week over at the other place, its a clever piece of kit but as lee says needs some more refining.

Once thing im not sure is how it handle extensions on your line, i mean additional sockets. Ours are all wires into the main box so do they not ring because this picks it up so quickly or will it not work this way as all additional lines need to be run through this?

[jont]

Received an Expansys ECRM this morning featuring just the trueCall product ... top marketing for you

[george]

top marketing for you

On the subject of marketing you'll remember my camera thread a few weeks back. I browsed camera on Amazmong that day, didnt add any to the basket or anything, but I've had an email every single week from them featuring cameras as the main product.


Clever kids? or spammy bams?

[TraceyHand]

I've noticed the same, G

Been investigating camping stuff a lot lately (ain't that so, Kathy? LOL) and that includes on Amazon but, even though I hadn't actually bought any, or added to cart, I now get a LOT of Amazon marketing emails highlighting camping gear.

I'm on the side of 'clever marketing', tbh.
If it bothers you, you should be opted out of emails (that's a generic 'you', not aimed at you, George)

[TraceyHand]

oh and back OT, it was spooky to see that TrueCall system on Dragon's Den last night when it was only mentioned a week or so ago.
I remember thinking what a great idea it was then.
Not much use on a shared home/business line though

*cue Twilight Zone music*

[leehack]

They were very clever and had it on QVC an hour or so later also. I disconnected our landline cos i couldn't stand answering the thing anymore, just a business line now which this wouldn't work on - boo.

[chris ashdown]

I think I would rather work with Theo than Peter Jones, He always comes across as a bit of a bully, especially on his other shows that were a failure

[leehack]

Unsurprisingly Chris, i am the exact opposite to you, Theo annoys me, Peter gives it straight.

[george]

They are an Actinic user on Actinic Hosting

Goat Point awarded to boss barling, shameless advertising and use of `the spike` as a cover story. Excellent work.




Thats the first point in the new Goat Point table.

[cbarling]

Thank you George, I accept praise from all sources

Chris

[pinbrook]

I think I would rather work with Theo than Peter Jones, He always comes across as a bit of a bully, especially on his other shows that were a failure

From a woman's perpective Theo is creepy whilst Peter is just plain scary