September 29, 2004 -
Pre-paid Ringtones
- ToneGuys Ringtones integrates DuoCash payment
solution
Boston, MA - September 29, 2004 -- Visitors to www.toneguys.com
can now purchase ringtones, graphics, and games for
their cell phones with DuoCash. The micro-payment solution
removes the need for an online credit card transaction.
Instead, web purchases are made with DuoCash enabled
phone cards that are available at thousands of retail
locations across the USA.
DuoCash enabled phone cards are prepaid long-distance
phone cards with the added feature that the stored dollar
value of the card can be used for online transactions.
A card holder simply selects the DuoCash payment option
on ToneGuys and enters their card number and pin code
when checking out. The card is debited the value of
the purchase and the mobile content is sent directly
to their cell phone.
"A large percentage of the mobile content market is
comprised of teenagers who do not have their own credit
cards.", offered Todd McKay, managing director of ToneGuys,
"DuoCash offers a perfect alternative that is fast,
secure, and easy to use. And DuoCash is rapidly expanding
their network of USA retail locations, increasing exposure
and branding in the youth market."
The global mobile content market is currently valued
between $2.0bn and $3.5bn. The USA market is playing
a fast game of catch-up with Western Europe and Asia,
but is on track to double in size in 2004 to over $350
million. One of the major obstacles to USA growth has
been the slow adoption of new payment methods such as
Premium SMS. Alternative, non-credit card solutions
such as DuoCash will surely help fill the gap.
About DuoCash Founded in 1999, DuoCash is the exclusive
provider of technology that enables consumers to use
the value stored on their prepaid phone cards to make
online purchases. DuoCash operates also operates a world-wide
phone card based payment network. The DuoCash.Net network
enables phone cards from the leading prepaid providers
including GTS Prepaid, ePins, IDT, Auris and NetworkIP.
For more information visit
www.DuoCash.com.
About ToneGuys
ToneGuys (a service mark of Unwired Appeal) is dedicated
to bringing both traditional and next-generation content
to cell phone subscribers worldwide. Polyphonic Ringtones,
Truetones, Realtones, Java Games, Animated Graphics,
Mobile Videos - the ToneGuys content library is continuously
updated with unique material and is accessible by virtually
all cell phone users in the USA. ToneGuys is a service
mark of Unwired Appeal. For more information visit
www.toneguys.com.