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NetOne reinvents the old 'callbox'
17 Jul 2014 at 08:22hrs | Views
NetOne has reinvented the old "callbox".
This is a public telephone system that used to be operated by the then Post and Telecommunications Corporation, through the introduction of their own network based system called the Chatter Box.
According to NetOne's marketing director Memory Ndoro the chatter box uses a Netone SIM card and all a client needs to do is insert their card in the machine and then follow instructions on the screen.
While the rationale behind introduction of such a service is not yet very clear, given that most people own handsets, it appears the new product will be popular with NetOne subscribers.
The service is likely to be very popular in rural areas or growth points.
Indications are that the service will also be handy to those subscribers whose phone battery would have run out and they need to make an urgent call.
The chatter boxes are available at NetOne's head office at Kopje Plaza and Mbare post office. The mobile phone service company is, however, aiming to roll out the chatter boxes to their One World shops, Zimpost shops, growth points, boarding schools, hospitals and clinics.
This is a public telephone system that used to be operated by the then Post and Telecommunications Corporation, through the introduction of their own network based system called the Chatter Box.
According to NetOne's marketing director Memory Ndoro the chatter box uses a Netone SIM card and all a client needs to do is insert their card in the machine and then follow instructions on the screen.
While the rationale behind introduction of such a service is not yet very clear, given that most people own handsets, it appears the new product will be popular with NetOne subscribers.
The service is likely to be very popular in rural areas or growth points.
Indications are that the service will also be handy to those subscribers whose phone battery would have run out and they need to make an urgent call.
The chatter boxes are available at NetOne's head office at Kopje Plaza and Mbare post office. The mobile phone service company is, however, aiming to roll out the chatter boxes to their One World shops, Zimpost shops, growth points, boarding schools, hospitals and clinics.
Source - The Herald
