truocchio
join:2004-07-05
Miami Beach, FL
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Re: Still better
Overpriced in the sense of what your willing to pay? Or overpriced for the most reliable and fastest mobile network speeds available. Maybe you do not understand what it costs to provide services, especially services like mobile access nearly anywhere and everywhere you require. I think 60 or 70 or 80 is a bargain compared to what your option of building your own would be.
You have a choice, use it....or dont. No one if forcing you to buy their service and if you need the convenience and reliability of such a service than paying what its worth is a very good deal.
I am just sick of everyone playing the victim with telco's in highly competitive marketplace (mobile data/wireless). Competition and costs drive the market prices. If they were unreasonable then no one would buy them, since they have one of the largest customer bases I would say pricing is right on point. |
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huntml
join:2002-01-23
Mullica Hill, NJ
 ·Comcast
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Or overpriced for the most reliable and fastest mobile network speeds available.
Of course YMMV in cases like this, and VZ might be the best provider where you live/work, but I don't think the statement that VZ's data network is the fastest or most reliable, overall, is borne out by the data. According to EVDOforums.com, Sprint has better coverage and speed, overall.
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Maybe you do not understand what it costs to provide services, especially services like mobile access nearly anywhere and everywhere you require. I think 60 or 70 or 80 is a bargain compared to what your option of building your own would be.
I guess what P. T. Barnum said was true... I pay $15/mo, *and* I don't get capped at 5 GB.
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You have a choice, use it....or dont. No one if forcing you to buy their service and if you need the convenience and reliability of such a service than paying what its worth is a very good deal.
I am just sick of everyone playing the victim with telco's in highly competitive marketplace (mobile data/wireless). Competition and costs drive the market prices. If they were unreasonable then no one would buy them, since they have one of the largest customer bases I would say pricing is right on point.
Then again, people pay premium prices for water bottled in Iceland or Fiji and shipped to the US. Or as they used to say, 'Evian' is 'naive' spelled backwards.
Go figure. |
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matrix3D
join:2006-09-27
Deep River, CT
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I don't give a damn how good or fast it is. No wireless network is worth $.01/kilobyte or whatever the hell the ridiculous amount is that they charge. There's a difference between paying a premium for a useful service and just plain getting raped for every nickel and dime possible. |
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