Mobile broadband subscribers increase by 850 percent in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20261494 en Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:16:51 EDT Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:16:51 EDT Re: Mobile broadband subscribers increase by 850 percent http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20262319 supergirl :
said by benc See Profile :

This is surprising to me.
Most people are pretty stupid. Just ask the parents of the kids that ran up $500 Text message bills.

The problem I see with this is that the people that want it can't pay for it while people like me just want to make phone calls. Kinda strange these idiot Cell COs haven't figured that out yet. :uhh:
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-Supergirl]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20262319 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 07:58:22 EDT Mobile broadband subscribers increase by 850 percent http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20261494 benc : 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.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20261494 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:18:00 EDT