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Re: A Universal Cell Phone? said by en102:Skype requires little bandwidth. 'We' the consumer pay $$$ for connectivity and access to what's on the web. Why should we have to pay for a 'private' web? Spammers probably use 1000x more bandwidth than Skype does. I suspect those downloading p0rn or other media off the web also use MUCH more bandwidth. The bandwidth is not the issue. The issue is everyone not using their minutes and just using skype to make their phone calls. Therefore the phone company's will make significantly less money. This would probably put them out of business. I am all for open access on a landline. But with wireless they simply can not afford people to use Skype and not their phone service and still turn a profit.
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Wildblue Pro Pack / Beam 40 / Laredo NOC / Windows MCE SP2 |
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RadioDoc58ef2c0Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11 | You pay for minutes whether you use them or not. How could this cost the wireless phone companies money? It's not like you get a refund if you don't use your phone.
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Toolmaster of La Grange. |
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| Your not getting it here. What is to stop people from downgrading their minutes to the lowest plan and just using Skype?
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Wildblue Pro Pack / Beam 40 / Laredo NOC / Windows MCE SP2 |
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RadioDoc58ef2c0Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11 | You still need a data plan and they are even more expensive than most voice plans, that's what.
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Toolmaster of La Grange. |
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 en102Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | Wireless carriers want to have their cake and eat it too.
I suspect they should refrain from using the terms 'unlimited', 'broadband' and 'internet' in the same phrase to define their service. Items such as 'Vcast', 'MediaNet', 'Power Vision' are all portal type of services such as old filtered/controlled AOL. Using a data card or tethered service should be unrestricted as a normal ISP (or at least mine) is.
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Canada = Hollywood North |
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