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  • mika
    Confirmed User
    • Sep 2001
    • 1561

    #1

    Dialer surprise!

    A friend called me and was wondering why she got a $100 bill for international calls. I immediately guessed his husband had surfed for porn and since he doesnt know English (except words Sex, Free, CLick, ok) or the Net he had downloaded a dialer.

    No big deal here but it made me think that is it usual that people from poor countries are tricked to make a connection and when they get a bill they realize they had lost an income of one month (for example $150 in many countries)

    I havent promoted dialers but I was wondering if this is something we should feel bad about...

    Someone in the States makes a few bucks while the guy in Eastern Europe for example loses his 1-month income just because he was tricked into pressing OK.
  • playa
    Confirmed User
    • Feb 2001
    • 6432

    #2
    maybe he should of thought with his other head

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    • DarkJedi
      No Refunds Issued.
      • Feb 2001
      • 28301

      #3
      Bad Karma

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      • Amputate Your Head
        There can be only one
        • Aug 2001
        • 39075

        #4
        evil dialers.
        SIG TOO BIG

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        • mika
          Confirmed User
          • Sep 2001
          • 1561

          #5
          Originally posted by playa
          maybe he should of thought with his other head
          yeah! stupid=poor
          clever tricks=rich
          LOL

          I was also wondering if dialers will go out of business when DSL etc connections become so popular.

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          • Za Ha
            Confirmed User
            • Oct 2001
            • 5112

            #6
            They should make a dialer for DSL connections...

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            • Trax
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              • Aug 2001
              • 14486

              #7
              mika
              what you said is not that funny

              its just like you said

              people that are clever do earn more money than rather stupid guys
              and i agree that dialers are bad when they charge to much dialerking charges 8 bucks
              thats what i call evil

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              • mika
                Confirmed User
                • Sep 2001
                • 1561

                #8
                I dont find it funny either. I was trying to be sarcastic and obviously failed .

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                • Trax
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                  • Aug 2001
                  • 14486

                  #9
                  Originally posted by mika
                  I dont find it funny either. I was trying to be sarcastic and obviously failed .
                  just that it was real because of the LOL
                  maybe im the only one that thought that

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                  • mika
                    Confirmed User
                    • Sep 2001
                    • 1561

                    #10
                    LOL was meant for clever tricks=rich

                    because that would be the stupidest equation ever

                    If someone seriously enjoys making money by tricking stupid people into clicking something then that one is a sad case

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                    • Trax
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                      • Aug 2001
                      • 14486

                      #11
                      well... youre right but i prefer the stupid guy traffic that come from searchengines for example because they buy memberships

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                      • mika
                        Confirmed User
                        • Sep 2001
                        • 1561

                        #12
                        well at least they must use their CC card so they pretty much know what they're doing ;)

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                        • Trax
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                          • Aug 2001
                          • 14486

                          #13
                          hehe
                          you dont need to be smart to get a CC

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                          • Sleepy
                            Confirmed User
                            • Nov 2001
                            • 679

                            #14
                            Originally posted by mika
                            Someone in the States makes a few bucks while the guy in Eastern Europe for example loses his 1-month income just because he was tricked into pressing OK.
                            Which dialer was it ?

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                            • mika
                              Confirmed User
                              • Sep 2001
                              • 1561

                              #15
                              I dont know. She's in another town but I sure will check out how that dialer works when I visit them next time,

                              Fucking dialers. poor guy probably just clicked a thumbnail and then "Ok"

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                              • Sleepy
                                Confirmed User
                                • Nov 2001
                                • 679

                                #16
                                So HOW do you know it was "Someone in the States" ?

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                                • mika
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Sep 2001
                                  • 1561

                                  #17
                                  Of course I dont. And the guy isn't from Eastern Europe either.
                                  I just told this story because it made me think if MANY PEOPLE actually lose a one month income or so. In Eastern Europe for example.

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                                  • candidpublishinginc
                                    Confirmed User
                                    • Feb 2001
                                    • 707

                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by mika
                                    I dont know. She's in another town but I sure will check out how that dialer works when I visit them next time,

                                    Fucking dialers. poor guy probably just clicked a thumbnail and then "Ok"
                                    First off. He was a fucking idiot for not being suspicious why his modem was disconnected and then started to redial a new number.

                                    Second. For 3rd world countries most dialers terminate the calls to a cellular route called UK Mobile which is (obviously) located in the United Kingdom. These surfers are only charged about 30 cents a minute thus they aren't charged nearly as much as U.S. surfers.
                                    Candid Clicks
                                    Earn up to 4 cents a click for blind link traffic!
                                    NO CONVERSIONS, NO BS!

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                                    • mika
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Sep 2001
                                      • 1561

                                      #19
                                      No he's not an idiot he's an average man who doesnt know English language or how computers or Internet works. I dont consider everyone an idiot who doesnt know how to avoid that kind of a problem.

                                      But thanks for the good news. makes me feel better that people in the 3rd world countires dont get charged that much.

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                                      • Lightning
                                        Confirmed User
                                        • Feb 2001
                                        • 870

                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by Sleepy
                                        So HOW do you know it was "Someone in the States" ?
                                        Agreed, and most of the cheaters are NOT in the states..

                                        this guy should not even be on the net if he cant read, and Like Candid said, if his modem dissconnects then reconnects to a porn site, and your friend still stayed connected and most likely stroaking his monkey, then he deserves to pay.....

                                        Theres no sympathy or no excuse for ignorance...

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                                        • DialerNET
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Nov 2001
                                          • 268

                                          #21
                                          I have to admit, there's ONE dialer company I know of that autodownloads, autoruns, and auotdials without even telling the surfer.
                                          Plus there's no easy way to disconnect.
                                          THAT type of shit needs to be lanced from the face of the Earth.

                                          And no.. It's not any of the big guys (obviously).

                                          Jason.
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