Monday, March 28, 2011

Text message postage

The Swedish postal service unveiled a text message payment system for postage.

After mobile users send a text, they will receive a reply that includes a code to be written on a piece of mail that will represent paid postage. 

Denmark will unveil a similar system on April 1.

Do you think something like this would work in the U.S.? 

Comment here.

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

We should do everything we can to make our company work. If people use this and we get revenue-its great.

Anonymous said...

Is this kinda like estamps? Will it be easy to forge? But I like the thought.

Anonymous said...

Really... if the picture of the phone wasn't of a 90's Nokia, I may have been able to think about the message...

Anonymous said...

I see a lot of opportunity for fraud in this idea. But we DO need to be thinking of new and innovative ideas whether it be for postage or merchandise or additional services.

Anonymous said...

What's to keep someone from using the same code several times? How could these codes be verified? Guess I just need more information on how it's going to work before I'm sold on it.

Anonymous said...

Yes, this is something that should be looked into. Everyone likes convenience and this would definitely be convenient.

grannybunny said...

I like the idea, but I'm sure Denmark has a lot less mail than USPS, and we're talking about adding the capability to read handwritten entries in the postage field.

Francis said...

Maybe we can some kind of postalid given to a specific subscriber tied to their mobile and they can pay the postage as postage due for that address with postage id. It will be same as returned mail. There are services that are being advertised that can replace credit cards with using digital id from mobile. We can do something similar. Just an alternate payment.
If we have a returned mail if postal id works then we don't need mailer to go to the address and get the postage due. In this case it is paid instantly over the phone. I think every home address need a postal address need a postal identifier and any postage due can be sent as a montly bill or electronically paid over the phone or web. Less mailing but postage paid and no stamps to print. If it mails, mail!

Anonymous said...

There would be a huge cost to modify cancelers and associated subsystems to to read and verify the written "postage code". In a small country like their's this may be practical, but here in the US I don't think it's a financially viable idea.

Anonymous said...

Wonder if a printer is involved ?
Like Dymo ?
or
Stamps.com thing ?
Pay monthly service ?
Lotta questions of HOW it works.
Darlen
RR 17
Modesto,Ca.
Hudson Station

Anonymous said...

Sorry, I don't understand this post. It sounds like if you send a text message, you get to send a letter for free?? Is the phone company going to pay the postage?? Maybe it should be the other way around....for every stamp you buy, you get to send one text message for free.

Anonymous said...

No, you don't get free postage, the charge shows up on your phone bill.