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Do You Accept Cellphone Payments?

Posted by timothy on from the can-I-borrow-your-phone-a-minute dept.

beuges writes "In one of South Korea's latest efforts to establish itself as a technology trendsetter, the country's three telecom giants, major credit card companies and several banks have been working for a year to enable Koreans to pay for everything from groceries to petrol by cellphone."

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  1. Can anybody say... by KJE · · Score: 2, Funny

    Dial M for McDonalds?

  2. If Nigerian scammers get my cellphone, by spidergoat2 · · Score: 0, Funny

    can they drain my bank account?

  3. I'd sign up... by Anne_Nonymous · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...if they offer a plan with free unlimited weekend money.

  4. Re:Already accepted practice in norway by Hettch · · Score: 4, Funny

    As useful as that may be in Norway, here in the U.S., its a bit more uncommon to ski into movie theaters.

  5. Cellphone Payments == $$$$ by Twintop · · Score: 2, Funny

    Do I accept cellphone payments? Hell no! $15 for a 40 minute call is absurd!

    ...errr, wait. Different kind of cellphone payments. My bad.