A somewhat biased view on China…
foneVillage is Beijing’s first mobile VIP Membership Community! So, how does it work?
You will first need to register. There is a free trial offer but I will concentrate on the normal way you register. You have to pay 200RMB to get 1200 foneVillage points, corresponding to 1200 RMB of Discount.
Then, if you go to one of the foneVillage venues, when you checkout, send an SMS with the venue’s code and the amount of the bill. foneVillage will immediately send you an SMS with your discount.
Besides discounts, you will also get access to vouchers, special events and prizes.
As an example, here are the current venues for dining and their related discount.
600 Fusion Food (10%)
Beijing Cook (10%)
BLOCK HOUSE (5%)
Cafe de la Poste (10%)
Cafe Europa (10%)
Cafe Sambal (8%)
Diao Tai (20%)
Die Kochmutzen (10%)
Fan Qian Fan Hou Restaurant (0%)
Fish Nation (10%)
Gesangmedo (12%)
Grandma’s Kitchen (Xiushui South Street) (5%)
In & Out Lijiang Theme Restaurant (10%)
Kiss (15%)
Kokomo Caribbean Cocktail Bar & Restaurant (15%)
La Baie des Anges (10%)
Lao Pa Sak (20%)
Le Bistrot Parisien (10%)
Le Far Away (10%)
Le Petit Gourmand (10%)
Lotus Root (12%)
Luo Gu (7%)
Moscow (14%)
Mughal’s (12%)
No Name Restaurant (10%)
Pass By Restaurant (10%)
Rain Club (10%)
Raj (12%)
Ricks Cafe Beijng (5%)
Salud (10%)
Saveurs de Coree (12%)
Souk (RMB 20.00)
Sui Grill (10%)
Tapas (10%)
Thai Empress (12%)
The Bund (10%)
The Taj Pavilion (10%)
Unique Space (12%)
Vineyard Cafe (10%)
Xianghailou (10%)
Besides dining, you’ll have venues in Arts-Culture-Entertainment, Business, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden, Learning, Nightlife, Shopping, Sports & Leisure, Travel.
Any of you already used their system? Do you like it?
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May 21st, 2007 at 8:03 am
I don’t think the fonevillage thing works very well. My friend has it, and he told me that he received junk SMS from them all the time. Plus, it happened a couple time when he waited for more than 10mins for the reply. Bottom line: wasting time & money. Not recommanded.
June 11th, 2007 at 7:47 am
i think fonevillage is a new SMS service with new technology in Beijing.(it needs to improve more to be honest)but sounds like cool ideas to bring human-based service to its customers. so i would like to try it then!
June 12th, 2007 at 4:48 am
Michael, I’m sorry to hear that your friend has had a bad experience. Have you tried our service recently yourself? We’ve repaired (and continue to repair) issues such as these reported by our users.
We’d be happy to give both you and your friend free memberships for 1 year in return for your valuable feedback if you’d like to contact us at contact@foneVillage.com. We want happy members, and will do whatever it takes (including refunding your friend’s money, if he likes) to make that happen.
Best,
foneVillage
June 12th, 2007 at 5:24 am
hehehe… Funny how this thread turns out to be a support forum for foneVillage.
Do I also get a free 1-year membership for advertising foneVillage?
June 12th, 2007 at 11:20 pm
i know foneVillage too.i went to their party before which was pretty cool and it seems like a new net-working community.i would like to try it too!