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Wenn ich die folgende E-Mail von FWD richtig verstehe, gilt ab dem 01.09.2008 eine jährliche Nutzungsgebühr von 30 USD. 
Ich fürchte, dass nicht wirklich viele Nutzer bereit sind, für FWD 30 USD/Jahr zu bezahlen.
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Betreff: FWD moving to $30 annual membership fee
Datum: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 10:34:20 -0400
Von: Jeff Pulver <[email protected]>
Dear FWD'er:
Free World Dialup is implementing a $30 USD annual membership fee during
the month of August after 12 years as a free service.
A startup taking over a decade to reach conviction about a business
model likely sets a record, but we believe $30 USD per year is the magic
number. It is 10% of the cost for Vonage's unlimited usage plan. FWD
provided the inspiration for the founding of Vonage in 2001, and
Vonage's hybrid Internet-PSTN offer now generates nearly $1 billion in
annual revenue. FWD's voluntary paid membership experiment last summer
demonstrated the demand for a complete break from telephone network.
FWD's future as a Communication ISP will include only those services
that do not have a per minute charge. Rather than competing directly
with the telco's or even Vonage, the mission of a Communication ISP is
creating new opportunities and modes of communication. FWD will relaunch
the website during August to focus on services, applications, and
content available to people with VoIP SIP devices connected directly to
the Internet.
[...]
If you wish to retain SIP registration and support FWD, please click
through the paid membership banner at the top of the home page
which links to the Acteva registration service.
[...]
The first 1000 paid members get "founder" status, but FWD will retain
existing free accounts through August 31, 2008. The new paid membership
requirement allows for associating any number of accounts with the email
address used for payment, so you can keep the free ride alive by finding
a friend with paid membership.
I hope you will join in transforming FWD's nearly one million free
accounts into paid memberships as we work to make the Communication ISP
the next big thing in VoIP.
Best regards,
Jeff
[...]
115 Broadhollow Road, Suite 225, Melville, NY 11747
