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Web content providers spend huge amounts on establishing and maintaining
websites, but in many cases cannot charge their users
for retrieving contents or services offered in their website.
The reason is that, currently, Internet contents\services billing
is based on either pre-registration with a user ID and password or
credit card transaction, but these payment methods are known
to have major obstacles and restrictions: |
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Not all users wish to identify or have their details registered on the web. |
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Many dont possess a credit card due to various reasons, e.g. age,
bank policy, etc. |
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Many users prefer not to disclose their credit card details, mainly due to confidentiality or privacy considerations. This is also true when advanced registration is requested in order to grant access.
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Credit cards are typically used for major payments and are
therefore inadequate for small payments.
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The existing charging methods are mainly targeted for heavy users,
however, they do not supply an adequate response for random
web visitors or ad-hoc users. |
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The inevitable result is that many web services and contents
are not charged for simply because there was no feasible
micro-payment solution in existence. Now, with Billonet pay
on demand solution, users are able to pay for web contents
and services simply through their phone bill.
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