Sonar

Web and SaaS

sms payments

SHOW HN2015

22points
6comments
#1,164of 2,565 in 2015
Top 46%of 2015 by points

How HN took it

CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments

1 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 5 comments about the project. Thread score 0.00.

Privacy: 0 for, 1 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Solid walkthrough of the SMS payment flow

    From 1 comment
    • This example reminds me of that Push for Pizza app that made waves awhile ago. Therefore, I love it! But seriously, this was a really solid walkthrough
      hammeiam on HN

Objections

  • Opens users to SMS phishing and impersonation fraud

    From 2 comments
    • +1 for a thorough walkthough. I'm not quite ready to +1 the idea though. It's intriguing, but seems to open a user up to abuse. Unsolicited messages (email, SMS, IM, DM,…
      dnlongen on HN
    • how do you prevent scam?
      m1117 on HN

Questions

  • How does it prevent scams?

    From 1 comment

Alternatives named

  • Push for Pizza app

    From 1 comment
    • This example reminds me of that Push for Pizza app that made waves awhile ago. Therefore, I love it! But seriously, this was a really solid walkthrough
      hammeiam on HN

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