With the traditional post-paid market at a point of near saturation and tough economic
times on the horizon, mobile providers must
look beyond convention to expand their business. Not satisfied to battle over fractional
subscriber losses or gains each month, progressive mobile carriers are looking at new target
markets, blended services, bundled offerings and more. At Info Directions, we understand
the need to be bold and venture into new territory.
With the patent-pending Advance Pay solution, mobile providers can leverage the strength of CostGuard's integrated POS,
billing, and OSS system to offer a hybrid product that welcomes customers not served by
traditional post-paid models. Advance Pay service is purchased at a retail establishment
as a dollar balance for a specified interval of time. When the interval of purchased
service expires, the phone is hotlined and the end user returns to a retail location or
calls customer service to renew. Easy to implement and far less costly than prepaid
platforms, Advance Pay delivers immediate revenue gains.
Advance Pay includes exclusive features such as enhanced service balances for
SMS, data, roaming, LD, voice mail and more; flexible plan configuration; bundled and a la
carte feature pricing; n-day product catalog and SMS alerts. Whether a customer is
not qualified for postpaid service or simply prefers pay-in-advance, Advance Pay
strikes the perfect balance. CostGuard's Advance Pay option helps mobile providers
develop products with individual appeal and build long-term customer relationships.
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Provide support for credit-challenged or budget-conscious subscribers. |
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Use business-defined rules to determine eligibility. |
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Create flexible deposit, payment, notification and hotlining rules. |
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Send automatic SMS messages when subscribers reach user-defined thresholds. |
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Renew Advance Pay service at the retail store or via call to customer service. |
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Offer enhanced service balances for SMS, data, roaming, LD, voice mail and more. |
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Use rated Advance Pay data to analyze trends and create new product/service offerings. |
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