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| Mobile broadband subscribers increase by 850 percent
This is surprising to me.
I would think that the very low caps and higher price (compared to an equivalent cable or DSL service) would turn people off.
Right now, I have no desire for such a service. But if I did, I would use Sprint EV-DO because they don't have caps.
If VZW or AT&T think that I would pay $60/mo. for a mere 5GB/mo., they are very mistaken. Add the fact that they even have restrictions in the T.O.S. beyond just the 5GB cap.
There's also T-Mobile, which doesn't have caps. But, I won't pay $50/mo. if EDGE is the best they can do, even in a highly populated area.
I don't see it becoming really big unless these things happen:
- 5GB caps are a joke. Eliminate caps, or at least make them very, very high.
- Get rid of the other restrictions. On VZW, no streaming video is allowed, which presumably includes YouTube.
- Offer a plan that includes a static IP, since some people want or need it.
The transfer cap thing is going to be a HUGE deal, especially when LTE finally arrives. |
