Benjamin,
Can you expand upon what you mean by "official portals' third party
billing"? Also, you mention KDDI and Vodafone separately; are those not
"offical portals" (and thus, like DoCoMo, hard to get into)? And do
the KDDI and Vodafone systems only work with those phones? I'm assuming
that for most of the systems listed (besides credit cards, etc.) the
charges end up on phone bills?
Regards,
Aaron Stephanic
Benjamin Joffe wrote:
> Aaron,
>
> Here is a first list (maybe incomplete):
>
> Three operators:
> - official portals' third party billing
> (monthly fee or pay-per-download available)
> getting approval for a content requires a few weeks to a few months (if
> granted...)
>
> KDDI
> - EZ Premium "AU Matomete" payment system (see their website)
> http://au.kddi.com/ezweb/au_dakara/premium_ez/index.html
>
> Vodafone
> - Third-party billing for unofficial content (no portal listing)
> http://www.vodafone.jp/japanese/live/web/accounting/
>
> You also have credit card payment (not popular due to numerous scams)
>
> Another solution is to partner with an existing CP to get more exposure
> and benefit from their existing relationship with carriers
>
> Last, some "web2phone" schemes are starting to appear (pay on the web,
> through ADSL phone bill or portal system for example), but this is more
> restrictive and lacks the "direct connection" mobile phones have.
> This is popular is South Korea, though.
>
>
>
> Aaron Stephanic wrote:
>
>
>>What options does a small digital content provider have for enabling
>>Japanese customers to pay by keitai? Of course DoCoMo, but it's
>>difficult for small up-and-comers to get into that system, no? Any and
>>all pointers you can provide would be appreciated.
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>Aaron Stephanic
Received on Tue Mar 1 04:26:05 2005