comments on review of Future Nine Corporation > Regarding minimum credit purchase amount.

Regarding minimum credit purchase amount.

Nitzan, maybe the costs / fees for $2 purchase might be too high (or you could offer to add these fees to a purchase, if customer JUST didn't want to spend $15).

For higher priced fixed plan, I doubt costs for $13.50 vs $15 purchase is much. If it is with gooble or Payscam, then allow credit cards. Probably come out better.

Downside - you coudn't keep extra buck & half frum every user, piling up mo after mo - to invest.

Keeps F9s cost down? Most see thru that. F9's not the cheapest by a long stretch. If want to cut costs, acept CC pmts. Cheaper thn goog, PP. But don't get to invest over pmt from users each mo.

Price is $13.50. UR forcing people to overpay. CC company sez that's illegal. Yepper - most use a CC on goog or PP.

Google/Paypal processing fees are lower than what most credit card processing companies charge (for online transactions). We would definitely not be saving any fees going with another processing company.

We are a prepaid provider and always have been. Nothing weird or illegal about that. And no we're not making bank investing your prepaid credit - $1.5 for 1 month can't get you much in interest, lol.

Nitzan, your spin is ludicrous. F-9 FORCES ALL America Free monthly customers to purchase $15 thru Google / PayPal, when they only owe $13.50. Those credit balances build up for ALL America Free customers; sometimes to OVER $13.50.

No other company selling a product with a set price of say, $13.50, FORCES them to pay $15, then tells customers, "Well, you'll just have some store credit left, that will continue to build each month, as you make more purchases. Eventually, you'll build up enough credit to pay one month's bill."

I encourage all interested in whether this practice is illegal to contact your CREDIT CARD company and the federal trade commission (FTC) - Bureau of Consumer Protection, about ALL trade practices suspected as unfair. The FTC takes anon. online reports against companies.

There's nothing forcing F-9 to only allow monthly customers to purchase $15, when they only owe (usually) $13.50. Even if it was legal & F-9's rationalization is that it helps keep costs down, which are passed on to customers - it's not working well. (rationalization has nothing to do with legal or ethical practices).

America Free is not a pay as you go plan, or a "purchase credit to be used up, as calls are made" plan. It's a $13.50 fixed fee plan (except overseas calls). It says so on F-9's web site. F-9 says it will deduct $13.50 from America Free customers accts before each month of service. So let them purchase $13.50 (or more, if they wish).

In light of a bare bones web site, no phone support, email support that may come soon, take several days (or not come at all), F-9 prices - compared to other providers' services & features, should be lower than they are. If F-9 had a superior product at lower price than any other provider, it's market share would be much higher.

As for your comment about fees from CCs always being higher than Google / PayPal, I'll let others investigate that simple matter for themselves. I believe your figures are wrong. Even so, that's still irrelevant.

We are a prepaid provider, we offer prepaid service. If you want postpaid service- purchase service from a postpaid provider.

Why do you say I'm not / wasn't an F-9 customer? In fact, I have been. I will say, F-9's voice quality & uptime was generally good.
There isn't one untrue thing I said. Nothing is exaggerated. If anyone has proof otherwise, please - present the facts.
WHY does F-9 FORCE users to OVERPAY for America Free?

Saying you're a prepaid service, over & over doesn't mean anything. You are confusing "prepaid" with a debit account system, where one purchases specific $ increments, to be used at will. That's not what America Free Plan is - it IS $13.50 FOR ONE MONTH OF SERVICE.

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America Free

Month-to-Month Price: $13.5/month