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  • mrthumbs
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    • Apr 2002
    • 11702

    #1

    ARS knows something about Visa or Mastercard we dont know..

    ..and shit is about to hit the fan..
  • BradShaw
    Confirmed User
    • Oct 2001
    • 7840

    #2
    ARS dialer stuff has been in the works for many months. Such a complete dialer solution is not something you create in a month or two. I would not read into it too much, other than its great for your foreign traffic. We have been using dialers for years. Used correctly, they can add alot to your bottom line.
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    • hyper
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      • Mar 2002
      • 5294

      #3
      well i hope i dont get caught in the fallout

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      • quiet
        we'll miss you our friend. RIP
        • Sep 2001
        • 25115

        #4
        hmm
        we'll miss you our friend. RIP

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        • doober
          Confirmed User
          • Jul 2003
          • 6984

          #5
          Originally posted by mrthumbs
          ..and shit is about to hit the fan..
          wachu talkin about willis?

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          • MattO
            The O is for Oohhh
            • Feb 2003
            • 10861

            #6
            Interesting...

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            • Jon Levi
              So Fucking Banned
              • Oct 2003
              • 210

              #7
              Originally posted by mrthumbs
              ..and shit is about to hit the fan..
              Perhaps they are WAAAAAY over the 1% chargeback limit?

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              • Jon Levi
                So Fucking Banned
                • Oct 2003
                • 210

                #8
                Originally posted by BradShaw
                We have been using dialers for years. Used correctly, they can add alot to your bottom line.
                Except you dont give the webmasters credit for your dialer usage

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                • mrthumbs
                  salad tossing sig guy
                  • Apr 2002
                  • 11702

                  #9
                  Originally posted by BradShaw
                  ARS dialer stuff has been in the works for many months. Such a complete dialer solution is not something you create in a month or two. I would not read into it too much, other than its great for your foreign traffic. We have been using dialers for years. Used correctly, they can add alot to your bottom line.
                  exactly.. but ARS has one of the biggest (if not biggest) webmaster databases of this industry. There are more cost effective methods for them to market a crappy dialer program.

                  If they just want to show off and make a statement they
                  could have launched another program or just make it an
                  'ARS owns the universe" kind of thing.

                  For an advertisement campagne of this size (and budget) you better come up with something max profitable.. and in the current environment thats not a dialer program..

                  However... if MC of Visa announces by Feb "no more adult rebills"
                  ARS made the smartest move and a move that explains and justifies this massive take-over.... dont you think..?

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                  • doober
                    Confirmed User
                    • Jul 2003
                    • 6984

                    #10
                    Originally posted by mrthumbs

                    However... if MC of Visa announces by Feb "no more adult rebills"
                    this would truly fuck the shit up

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                    • quiet
                      we'll miss you our friend. RIP
                      • Sep 2001
                      • 25115

                      #11
                      Originally posted by doober


                      this would truly fuck the shit up

                      early retirement. i look forward to it...
                      we'll miss you our friend. RIP

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                      • BradShaw
                        Confirmed User
                        • Oct 2001
                        • 7840

                        #12
                        MrThumbs, there is HUGE $ to be made running a dialer program. Marc is no dummy. A few people in this biz are making over $1million a month running such programs.

                        So $50k (or whatever they spent) is peanuts to get the word out about it.
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                        • Theo
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                          • May 2001
                          • 34515

                          #13
                          ARS just added new censored tours (long time after introducing ADS). I don't think it has anything to do for the moment with visa/mc.

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                          • mrthumbs
                            salad tossing sig guy
                            • Apr 2002
                            • 11702

                            #14
                            Originally posted by BradShaw
                            MrThumbs, there is HUGE $ to be made running a dialer program. Marc is no dummy. A few people in this biz are making over $1million a month running such programs.

                            So $50k (or whatever they spent) is peanuts to get the word out about it.
                            Oh im sure dialers are big business.. but unless it becomes ESSENTIAL business there are more profitable ways to spend
                            50k advertising on.. even i know that ;)

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                            • doober
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                              • Jul 2003
                              • 6984

                              #15
                              Originally posted by quiet


                              early retirement. i look forward to it...
                              i dont!
                              at your rate you should just let me take over and you can live the good life...

                              gonna go see if i can find me some honeys

                              cheers

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                              • Plan9
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                                • Jul 2003
                                • 1801

                                #16
                                Originally posted by mrthumbs


                                Oh im sure dialers are big business.. but unless it becomes ESSENTIAL business there are more profitable ways to spend
                                50k advertising on.. even i know that ;)
                                Perhaps ARS wants to take there dialer from being "just another dialer" to being the best in the business...and they are attempting to brand ADS. And whaddya know? Its working!

                                Id say its a VERY effective advertsiting campaign. Easily worth the 50k, or whatever it costs, considering the number of webmasters that are probably trying out their program right now. How long do you think its gonna take for them to make a return on that 50k? No time at all, Im sure...

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                                • BrentD
                                  ZothNET.com
                                  • May 2003
                                  • 1426

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by mrthumbs
                                  ..and shit is about to hit the fan..

                                  Time to get your own merchant account, I doubt Visa/MC would fuck with companies that have their own merchant accounts as long as they aren't doing alot of chargebacks, hell I have had my merchant accounts since 1997 and I have had no more then 5 chargebacks I would say and thats usually only due to people using stolen card numbers.
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                                  • EZRhino
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                                    • Jul 2003
                                    • 6258

                                    #18

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                                    • gornyhuy
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                                      • May 2002
                                      • 18041

                                      #19
                                      I hate when MrThumbs scares me.

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                                      • MattO
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                                        • Feb 2003
                                        • 10861

                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by BrentD



                                        Time to get your own merchant account,

                                        sounds like a good idea!

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                                        • titmowse
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                                          • Jan 2001
                                          • 5320

                                          #21
                                          never mind. i get paid to write the stuff i was gonna write
                                          I still love everybody

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                                          • quiet
                                            we'll miss you our friend. RIP
                                            • Sep 2001
                                            • 25115

                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by titmowse
                                            never mind. i get paid to write the stuff i was gonna write
                                            doh!!
                                            we'll miss you our friend. RIP

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                                            • titmowse
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                                              • Jan 2001
                                              • 5320

                                              #23
                                              Originally posted by quiet


                                              doh!!
                                              i haven't posted in hours. i had to post something.

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                                              I still love everybody

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                                              • tony299
                                                lurker
                                                • Aug 2002
                                                • 57021

                                                #24
                                                Who do you recommend for dialers? I looked at one to add to my paysite and they paid crap. It would be one for a pay site.

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                                                • Jimbo
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                                                  • Oct 2001
                                                  • 3989

                                                  #25
                                                  Marc is a genius, lets just put it that way
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                                                  • Dravyk
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                                                    • Jan 2001
                                                    • 1202

                                                    #26
                                                    Originally posted by BradShaw
                                                    MrThumbs, there is HUGE $ to be made running a dialer program. Marc is no dummy. A few people in this biz are making over $1million a month running such programs.

                                                    So $50k (or whatever they spent) is peanuts to get the word out about it.
                                                    Once a year I agree with Brad. Apparently it's Happy Anniversary time already.
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                                                    • scooby doo as scooby does
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                                                      • Nov 2002
                                                      • 314

                                                      #27
                                                      VISA start to clamp down on chargebacks. Several large affiliate driven companies, known for some of the practises that contribute to large chargeback ratios start to introduce diallers & $10 sites and other gimmicks etc. You think it's coincidence ?

                                                      Call me cynical in my old age, but I can't help thinking there's a connection. And I don't think it's to do with VISA withdrawing adult processing across the board.

                                                      The more of this shit appears, the more I think there's a bloodbath coming.
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                                                      • SleazyDream
                                                        I'm here for SPORT
                                                        • Jul 2001
                                                        • 41470

                                                        #28
                                                        Originally posted by BradShaw
                                                        ARS dialer stuff has been in the works for many months. Such a complete dialer solution is not something you create in a month or two. I would not read into it too much, other than its great for your foreign traffic. We have been using dialers for years. Used correctly, they can add alot to your bottom line.


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                                                        • Snake Doctor
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                                                          • Mar 2001
                                                          • 13449

                                                          #29
                                                          Nothing's about to hit anything.....this has been in the works for quite some time.

                                                          Marc De made no secret of the fact that he was pissed off about VISA's new rules and was agressively working on new billing solutions so that if VISA got any worse he could tell them to go fuck themselves and still continue business as usual.

                                                          I think the dialer is just the first part of that.....I know there are people working on better checking solutions and recurring web 900 also.

                                                          There's no good reason that VISA should be able to kick us in the nuts whenever they feel like it.....other than the fact that we've been so comfortable with the status quo that we haven't aggressively pursued other billing models and revenue streams.

                                                          As usual ARS is leading the charge.



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                                                          • Furious_Female
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                                                            • Oct 2002
                                                            • 8187

                                                            #30
                                                            I just think it was a strategic move for all the paysites that would go under due to Visa. Not to mention, there aren't any good dialer programs out there anymore... So it's always a back up plan to what Visa/MasterCard might do in the near or distant future. I think we all know Visa/MC will fuck with us all some more eventually...
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                                                            • EvilToyBoy
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                                                              • Mar 2003
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                                                              #31
                                                              Originally posted by Dravyk
                                                              Once a year I agree with Brad. Apparently it's Happy Anniversary time already.
                                                              Ha ha ha ha ha ha.

                                                              Even if I DIDN'T agree, that is still too damn funny!!!



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                                                              • Hammer
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                                                                • Apr 2003
                                                                • 961

                                                                #32
                                                                Makes perfect sense to me. Just think how much money could be made by dialer companies if they came out with one that was comparable in price to a normal $24.95 membership. We could all tell Visa to go fuck themselves and make a ton more money.

                                                                Currently dialers are way too expensive to compete with credit cards and are used only as an alternative for those that don't have credit cards, but wouldn't it be great if they actually did compete price wise with credit card prices?

                                                                The first company to come out with a flat rate dialer will be the next Microsoft.
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                                                                • TheFLY
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                                                                  • Jan 2001
                                                                  • 11856

                                                                  #33
                                                                  Originally posted by mrthumbs


                                                                  exactly.. but ARS has one of the biggest (if not biggest) webmaster databases of this industry. There are more cost effective methods for them to market a crappy dialer program.

                                                                  If they just want to show off and make a statement they
                                                                  could have launched another program or just make it an
                                                                  'ARS owns the universe" kind of thing.

                                                                  For an advertisement campagne of this size (and budget) you better come up with something max profitable.. and in the current environment thats not a dialer program..

                                                                  However... if MC of Visa announces by Feb "no more adult rebills"
                                                                  ARS made the smartest move and a move that explains and justifies this massive take-over.... dont you think..?
                                                                  the traffic won't move to dialers if we lose rebills -- it'll move to sites that actually have good content worth renewing a membership for (ex: interactive sites)

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                                                                  • TheFLY
                                                                    So Fucking Banned
                                                                    • Jan 2001
                                                                    • 11856

                                                                    #34
                                                                    Dialup is on the way out anyway -- it's too slow... Unless this ADS thing is like that "DSL Dialer" that TheHun was supposed to launch...? It wasn't really a DSL dialer -- you had to use dialup to pay for the access code to get into the site...

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                                                                    • Nysus
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                                                                      • Aug 2001
                                                                      • 7817

                                                                      #35
                                                                      They're just trying to reach every source of traffic, and burn into our heads that we know / have heard of / have seen their Adult Dialer Solution ...

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                                                                      • goBigtime
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                                                                        • Nov 2002
                                                                        • 7761

                                                                        #36
                                                                        Originally posted by quiet


                                                                        early retirement. i look forward to it...



                                                                        What about that $300k/mo monkey on your back?

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                                                                        • KRL
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                                                                          • Oct 2002
                                                                          • 31429

                                                                          #37
                                                                          ARS didn't get to where they are today by making non-strategic moves. There is a highly thought out reason for every move when you are on that level and tens of millions of dollars are at stake.
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                                                                          • Mike AI
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                                                                            • Jan 2001
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                                                                            #38
                                                                            This shit has hit the fan, its just taking a little long before it sprays over everyone....



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                                                                            • socalcash
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                                                                              • Apr 2003
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                                                                              #39
                                                                              Where does everyone keep comming up with VISA/MASTERCARD taking away rebills? I live off of processor gossip and that has never been mentioned. I have heard about lowering CB ratios and many other obvious requirements...but never this rumor?

                                                                              FlatRate Dialers have already came and gone in the US and IBILL
                                                                              currently has a somewhat similar solution.

                                                                              This seems like a great business model and I hope ARS has great success.

                                                                              BTW, only one Dialer company has a stamp of approval from the US government and that would be no CreditCard. Keep in mind dialers are for international clients and really have very little value to US customers in comparisson to checks & cc's

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                                                                              • ItBurnsWhenIpee
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                                                                                • Jan 2003
                                                                                • 1288

                                                                                #40
                                                                                Since when is $50K a lot of money to ARS?

                                                                                They send more than that much every month to their top 20 webmasters. Each. I don't even want to know how much everyone else combines to.
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                                                                                • JDog
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                                                                                  • Feb 2003
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                                                                                  #41
                                                                                  Damnit, what is it? I wanna know what shit is goin down!

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                                                                                  • TheFLY
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                                                                                    • Jan 2001
                                                                                    • 11856

                                                                                    #42
                                                                                    Maybe he's right... Maybe shit is gonna hit.

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                                                                                    • partytime
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                                                                                      • Sep 2003
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                                                                                      #43
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                                                                                      • icedemon
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                                                                                        • Jun 2003
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                                                                                        #44
                                                                                        Originally posted by TheFLY
                                                                                        Maybe he's right... Maybe shit is gonna hit.
                                                                                        I thought some kinda shit hits the adult business every month. This seems to be the biggest year that I've seen of shit going down. Can't wait till next year to see what old and new shit is going to happen.
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