The Rachel Hunter "Supermodel" plan

I can't understand exactly what she's saying (is it "Supermodel /
flatout hottie plan"??)...anyway, otherwise, known as the Fair and
Flexible America plan. I was curious about how roaming works on this
plan. Is it going to be the same as the $5 roaming add-on that has
caused the undue confusion noted here, or does actually it cover all
roaming, no matter how many romaing minutes and irregardless of Sprint
network minutes? I went to the Sprint website but really didn't find
any detailed info on this plan.

Interestingly, isn't this the type of plan that Verizion is getting
rid of by eliminating the National SingleRate plans?

Also regarding another previous thread, who do you suppose the Rachel
Hunter commercial is aimed at, men or women???

Joe Huber
[email protected]

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Joseph Huber wrote:
>
> I can't understand exactly what she's saying (is it "Supermodel /
> flatout hottie plan"??)...
>
> <snip>
>
> Also regarding another previous thread, who do you suppose the Rachel
> Hunter commercial is aimed at, men or women???

If you can't understand what she's saying, then it's aimed at Aussies! <g>

Notan

Joseph Huber wrote:
> I can't understand exactly what she's saying (is it "Supermodel /
> flatout hottie plan"??)...anyway, otherwise, known as the Fair and
> Flexible America plan. I was curious about how roaming works on this
> plan. Is it going to be the same as the $5 roaming add-on that has
> caused the undue confusion noted here,

The "America" add-on to F&F and Free & Clear *is* the $5 roaming add-on. I
don't think it's that confusing.

For a flat $5 per month you get to roam off Sprint's network with no
per-minute roaming charges, as long as no more than 50% of the minutes you
use in any given month are off-network.

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On Mon, 04 Jul 2005 09:41:40 -0700, Steve Sobol wrote:
>The "America" add-on to F&F and Free & Clear *is* the $5 roaming add-on. I
>don't think it's that confusing.
>
>For a flat $5 per month you get to roam off Sprint's network with no
>per-minute roaming charges, as long as no more than 50% of the minutes you
>use in any given month are off-network.

Rachel and the disclaimer screen say no roaming charges, and the
disclaimer screen on the TV commercial doesn't say anything about the
50% limitiation. You can watch the TV commercial on Sprint's website.
The TV commercial also says the offer expires on 8/6/05, which is why
I was wondering if this was something different than the normal $5
roaming add-on.

Joe Huber
[email protected]

Joseph Huber wrote:
>
> On Mon, 04 Jul 2005 09:41:40 -0700, Steve Sobol wrote:
> >The "America" add-on to F&F and Free & Clear *is* the $5 roaming add-on. I
> >don't think it's that confusing.
> >
> >For a flat $5 per month you get to roam off Sprint's network with no
> >per-minute roaming charges, as long as no more than 50% of the minutes you
> >use in any given month are off-network.
>
> Rachel and the disclaimer screen say no roaming charges, and the
> disclaimer screen on the TV commercial doesn't say anything about the
> 50% limitiation. You can watch the TV commercial on Sprint's website.
> The TV commercial also says the offer expires on 8/6/05, which is why
> I was wondering if this was something different than the normal $5
> roaming add-on.

If Sprint were to display all of the "fine print" on their commercial,
they'd have to charge $10/month to cover the cost! <g>

Notan

Important Fact:
Whilst Australia have been known to claim every New Zealander who has
become famous on the world stage, Rachel Hunter is none the less a New
Zealander. Admittedly she is not one of our most successful exports but
she is still a Kiwi.


Notan wrote:
> Joseph Huber wrote:
>
>>I can't understand exactly what she's saying (is it "Supermodel /
>>flatout hottie plan"??)...
>>
>><snip>
>>
>>Also regarding another previous thread, who do you suppose the Rachel
>>Hunter commercial is aimed at, men or women???
>
>
> If you can't understand what she's saying, then it's aimed at Aussies! <g>
>
> Notan

Neal wrote:
>
> Important Fact:
> Whilst Australia have been known to claim every New Zealander who has
> become famous on the world stage, Rachel Hunter is none the less a New
> Zealander. Admittedly she is not one of our most successful exports but
> she is still a Kiwi.

My apologies to the Kiwis.

Or, is that to the Aussies? <g>

Notan

On Mon, 04 Jul 2005 10:20:22 -0500, Joseph Huber
<[email protected]> wrote:

>I can't understand exactly what she's saying (is it "Supermodel /
>flatout hottie plan"??)

Yes.

>Also regarding another previous thread, who do you suppose the Rachel
>Hunter commercial is aimed at, men or women???

Speaking as someone who's worked in advertising for a telecom
company, the ad is aimed at everyone.

Men are attracted to the lovely model for obvious reasons, and
perhaps they'll listen to the message. Women are attracted for the
obvious reasons (everyone admires beauty), though some will be
instinctively put off by the fact that the model is an extraordinary
specimen, and in many cases models are used to make women feel
lacking. That is where the humor comes in, as Sprint is saying that
her extraordinary looks will serve no advantage.

Good advertising should appeal across the board, unless the
intent is to sell only to one segment of a market. The perception that
an ad is aimed at one sex or the other is often the result of personal
or cultural bias (and sometimes the ad is just bad or misguided). This
is, by the book, a good advertisement.

Ad agencies break down the decision-making process by market,
and the results are often surprising. Among some demographics it is
known that the male family member will spot an ad and suggest to the
female member that she gather the details and call the company.
Therefore an ad campaign will be divided into hard-impact low detail
for the male, and soft-impact high detail for the female. And of
course they'll receive different placement. The "male" ad will turn up
in the "business" section of the paper, while the "female" ad will be
in the "home and garden" section. Same paper, two ads, but most
people, depending on gender, will only remember one. TV advertising
tends to be less strategic in this regard. But generally speaking,
it's a whole lot more complicated than simply whether "advertising" in
general is "aimed at men or women".



DGI

Neal wrote:
> Important Fact:
> Whilst Australia have been known to claim every New Zealander who has
> become famous on the world stage, Rachel Hunter is none the less a New
> Zealander. Admittedly she is not one of our most successful exports but
> she is still a Kiwi.

Sprint has hired New Zealander Rachel Hunter.

Shortly after being bought by T-Mobile, VoiceStream dropped American actress
Jamie Lee Curtis for Welsh Kiwi Catherine Zeta-Jones. (either born in Wales
and grew up in NZ, or the other way around, I forget which.)

Damned imports. I want to see some AMERICAN supermodels and AMERICAN
actresses on these TV ads for US carriers.

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