- How is Cellpages supported?
- To date Cellpages has been supported entirely at the developers expence.
- What does "Confirmed Opt-In" (also called double opt-in) mean?
- Confirmed Opt-In is the process by which each new member is sent an "authentication" text-message requesting that he or she confirm the intention to list. Affirmative action must be taken to activate the subscription.
- This process is often called "double opt-in" by marketers. The logic is the recipient must perform two actions to join a list.
Many in the anti-spam community call it "confirmed opt-in," considering closed-loop confirmation an absolute requirement of opt-in.
The reasoning is without confirmation (by email, text-mesage, or other assured mechanism) the opt-in request is unsafe and unreliable.
Conversely; with conformation the opt-in request is safe and reliable.
- What are Listing Groups?
- Open Listing Groups are groups that are open for any Cellpages member to join and be found by others interested in searching by Group Affiliation;
- Hang Gliding enthusiasts;
- North American Environmentalists; etc. are examples of "Open to everyone Listing Groups".
- Closed Listing Groups are groups that restricts listing membership to those Cellpages members who have an intrinsic relationship with;
- Specific Business Employee Groups, and;
- Dues Paying Club Members; etc. are examples of "Membership Restricted Listing Groups".
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Any member may create a group.
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Any member may join and be affiliated with up to five groups at any time.
- Why is a 30 day waiting period associated with groups and also Un-listing?
- Cellpages requires a 30 day period between creating Groups to help prevent abuses of Group Creation privileges. In other words;
if a member creates a Group he/she must wait 30 days before being allowed to create another Group.
- If you Un-list, a 30 day lock-out period is enforced for the same reason - to help prevent abuses of Group Creation privileges.
How is Cellpages different?
The Other cell phone directory services!
According to Qsent®, selected as the nationwide, sole aggregator of the Wireless 411 Service;
. . . Qsent® Wireless 411 activities will be restricted to Wireless "Voice" 411 services only.
Qsent specifically states that:
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- "Wireless data will only be used for a wireless voice 411 inquiry", and that;
- "No directory, either printed, electronic or on the Internet will exist in any form", under the Qsent® agreement.
The Problem is:
- Voice 411 services are not Free. (According to a USATODAY 4/3/2006 article; A wireless 411 call generally costs $1.50.)
- Voice 411 services do not provide a method or means by which an individual can incrementally protect their listing.
- Voice 411 services do not provide an efficient means by which an individual may search for and contact an individual.
- Voice 411 services do not provide those listed with a means to represent themselves socially.
- Voice 411 services do not provide an alternate contact method by which a party is allowed to contact the listed individual.
- Access restrictions (password requirements to restrict who can view your listing)
- Reverse search permission (allow/disallow)
- Street address Display options (yes/no)
- Blind text-messaging (allow/disallow) - alternate secure contact method - without revealing your cell-phone number!
- Blind emailing (allow/disallow) - alternate secure contact method - without revealing your email address!
- Listing Groups for Social interactions and Business representation
- Extensive database security measures
- Free for anyone to list.
- Free for anyone to search.
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