new meteor service

radioman · 18-12-2005 10:41pm #1

For the past week when anybody rings me and I'm out of coverage or have my phone turned off, and they don't leave a message, as soon as I get coverage again I get an automated text message saying that this person was trying to call me. Very handy service! Just wondering if any of the other operators have this, haven't heard of it before...

Pythia · 18-12-2005 11:13pm

Prettty sure it's just Meteor who have this. And yeah, only from recently.

TerrorFirmer · 18-12-2005 11:18pm

Sweet, didn't hear about this, sounds like a seriously handy service.

godtabh · 19-12-2005 10:11am

I got it when I was out on Saturday night. Had a few drinks and didnt know what was going on. Meteor are really making a decent effort to keep us happy which is more than I can say for the other networks

Genghis · 19-12-2005 11:47am

Orange have it in the UK. Brilliant Service. Makes sense from the operator's point of view too as it prompts return calls (and return call revenue).

I do wonder what would happen if (say) 25 (0r 50) people called. Would you get several messages?

radioman · 19-12-2005 5:31pm

Wow, Meteor being innovative! They're calling it Call Catcher

Tech Overhaul · 19-12-2005 5:43pm

Genghis wrote:

I do wonder what would happen if (say) 25 (0r 50) people called. Would you get several messages?

You get one message per phone number. In each message it will tell you how many calls you missed form that number. It's a great service.

rogue-entity · 19-12-2005 8:17pm

I wonder if 3 will launch that service, I could always phone and suggest it to them, after all that is one of the reasons that customer care services are available.

Stimpyone · 19-12-2005 8:31pm

rogue-entity wrote:

I wonder if 3 will launch that service, I could always phone and suggest it to them, after all that is one of the reasons that customer care services are available.

3 and customer service!!, you must be having a laugh!!. I can safely say that in all my dealings with any company ( any I mean any ) that 3 are by far the very very worst. I honestly believe that they would be better having a recorded message at the end of their "help" ( snigger ) line.

Genghis · 20-12-2005 11:20am

radioman wrote:

Wow, Meteor being innovative! They're calling it Call Catcher

Thats a little unfair, I think.

AFAIK Meteor are the only ones who provide Flash Texting.
They use SMS codes more extensively than the others (there's a whole heap of *100*# type codes, including one to instantly check your credit).
Their pricing has always been innovative (no line rental, simple pricing).
Their free text offers are still unique.
Their roaming agreement with O2 was an innovative way to quickly give international coverage.
Check out their pricing comparison tool on their website - also very innovative.

BTW I don't work for them or anything. I have been with all 3 2G networks and imho Meteor are the best by far.

philologos · 20-12-2005 8:22pm

Genghis wrote:

BTW I don't work for them or anything. I have been with all 3 2G networks and imho Meteor are the best by far.

customer service isn't too great however, or coverage (lost signal in Clondalkin wtf!!)

Creamy Goodness · 20-12-2005 8:31pm

hmm would of been handy for me when i was on meteor, because i could never get coverage at home (bray).

Big Nelly · 21-12-2005 10:45am

Just seen this option last week, great idea because with work I miss alot of calls and I hate that stupid message minder thing. Also does every other network now have the icon that Meteor have put on your screen if you have a message waiting n message minder? find this useful as well

Cutie18Ireland · 21-12-2005 12:08pm

meteor is the only network to provide this service... and yeah the little icon is quite handy

Skyuser · 21-12-2005 1:44pm

erm.....this is a rubbish service. You want phone calls not messages saying someone was trying to ring. If the put the money they wasted on this into coverage they might get a few more customers.

copacetic · 21-12-2005 1:47pm

Skyuser wrote:

erm.....this is a rubbish service. You want phone calls not messages saying someone was trying to ring. If the put the money they wasted on this into coverage they might get a few more customers.

no it's not, if your phone is off or out of coverage on O2 or Voda you have no way of knowing someone tried to call unless they leave a message.

on meteor you get a txt with the info. pretty good service if you ask me..

seagizmo · 21-12-2005 4:41pm

If it was important, would they not leave a message?

Not exactly innovative, it's been available to all the operators for years, it's a feature of the voicemail systems I'd bet.

Probably just an attempt to drive usage by Meteor, you may call them back ask the person that rang you what they wanted.

SG

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