Has DialSimple jumped the shark? [Opinion]
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We had covered DialSimple earlier when it was offering 30 minutes of free international calls. Last week, I received an email from DialSimple with the subject “Make Absolutely FREE Unlimited Calls to India and Other Countries!” The email is reproduced below:
Dear Alok,
As part of our dedicated efforts to lower your international calls bill, we have introduced an exciting way to make absolutely FREE calls to India and other countries!
There is no limit on the number of FREE minutes and there is no marketing gimmick.
Please visit Get FREE Minutes page to start earning FREE calls now!
Please contact us for any questions.
Have a great day.
Sincerely,
DialSimple Customer Care
http://support.dialsimple.com
Needless to say, I was excited to see the email and immediately clicked the link. To say I was disappointed to see the page would be an understatement. The page looked strangely familiar. The page listed several offers that I could complete and get some points (calling credits) in return. Most of the offers were very similar to the scammy offers that you see on the internet promising you a free $500 gift card. If you haven’t seen such get-paid-to-websites in the past, head to CashCrate and also
Tying up advertisers to offer value to the customers is not a bad thing, but the kind of offers presented completely shaken my confidence about DialSimple. How can I trust such a company with my credit card information? For me, the company has already started on that route to oblivion, and I would not be surprised if they give out your details to some advertiser in the future. I would strongly advice you exercise caution while dealing with DialSimple and don’t be surprised if the company folds up in the times to come.
But if you do not mind filling up your inbox with a few (thousand) emails, you can try some of the offers to get free calls. Some of the offers are rather generous.
p.s. Jump the shark is a term to describe a moment when something that was once great has reached a point where it will now decline in quality and popularity.
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