Marcophono
Marcophono is a German-language website where you can dial phone numbers from your computer and mobile phone using an app , connect with the target person and play them sentences or individual words on the phone . Only the sentences clicked on by the caller can be heard, he himself cannot. Marcophono has been around since 2007 and was founded by Marc Linen in Dortmund, from which the name of the project is derived. According to its own information, 100 million calls have been made since the website was launched.
functionality
Marcophono calls are possible in Germany , Austria and Switzerland . From there you can make calls to your home country or the other two countries. The caller first chooses between different scenarios, which have different topics and all have the goal of deceiving the called party and having fun with them. Then you dial the phone number and the country to which the call should go. When you are connected to the target person, you click on the individual sentences or words. Other scenarios work in such a way that one clicks and a spoken text is played continuously. The caller in front of the computer cannot be heard by the called party.
abuse
Due to frequent abuse, various authorities warn against the "fun" callers. So there are on different pages of z. B. the waste advice centers information on the calls.
Costs and financing
Marcophono is free for all users who are not logged in , as the free version is financed exclusively by the advertising displayed . Marcophono also offers premium versions for a fee.
Calls
Destination of the calls
To landline calls can be made both by registered and unregistered users of. Calls to service and emergency numbers are not possible.
Limiting calls
The free calls are more limited in time than those made by premium users. Marcophono has a total of 150 telephone lines available, and premium users are preferred when they are allocated. For normal users, the number of calls that can be made per day is limited to three calls per day. A coin system is used in the app, which limits the number of calls.
Protection mechanisms
It is possible to block any valid telephone number from further calls via the website.
Time limit
Marcophono works at all times of the day , but for reasons of night time it is only possible to make calls from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Redialing a number repeatedly
After a telephone number has been dialed and called once, it is blocked from further calls for three weeks.
anonymity
The user cannot be identified by the called party, as their own telephone number is not displayed when using the service.
Ways to record the phone call
With a so-called premium account it is possible to record the phone calls. Coins can be used to record calls in the app. Recording of these phone calls is only legal if the person called has consented .
Legal
According to the chip.de site, Marcophono is basically legal. Just one phone call is usually not punishable as long as it is harmless jokes and jokes. If there are insults, threats or very strong emotional injuries, legal action can be taken against the caller. Calls to emergency numbers and to public institutions are a criminal offense. As a rule, there is a protective function there so that there is no call to the fire brigade or police in the first place . A display may still be possible.
Marcophono app
Marcophono offers to use the website via an app for iOS and Android . The iPhone app reached 4th place in the App Store Germany and Switzerland, and 1st place in the "Entertainment" category.
Awards
The internet magazine CHIP-online selected Marcophono as one of the 20 best websites.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Viral Marketing: How you can trigger word of mouth in a targeted manner and generate profit"; Page 117; Link to Google Books
- ↑ Fun calls from the net annoy garbage advice on infranken.de from July 12, 2012, accessed on August 20, 2014
- ↑ Caution advised - ZBH warns of fun callers in Hertener Allgemeine from July 24, 2011, accessed on August 20, 2014
- ↑ Attention, fun call! Trash controller Tropelman is calling! on the website of the Stade waste advice service, accessed on August 20, 2014
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original dated August 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Marcophono - legal or not? on chip.de from March 25, 2014, accessed on August 17, 2014
- ↑ Marcophono is an ingenious joke call app for iPhone and iPad on chip.de, accessed on August 29, 2014
- ↑ The 20 coolest web applications on chip.de, accessed on August 29, 2014
