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2 edits | Imagine if at&t...
Announced that due to "limited wireless network capacity", and "phone hogs" that they would start imposing "Caps" on calling phones that were outside the at&t customer base, and on calls coming in from a non-at&t wireless phone. IE call the wrong people and pay extra usage charges--- above and beyond your normal monthly contract and rates.
I think Congress et al would slap that down but quick.
Caps on internet connections are really little different.
And maybe, because there at least still a few wireless companies not owned by at&t, they couldn't get away with it... but... if there was just 3 or maybe even 2 to choose from.... whos to say the wouldn't do this? |
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openbox9
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Alexandria, VA | AT&T already has usage caps on their wireless plans. Their plans are capped at minutes per month with excess charges applied for additional minutes used. What am I missing? |
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funchords
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said by KrK  :Announced that due to "limited wireless network capacity", and "phone hogs" that they would start imposing "Caps" on calling phones that were outside the at&t customer base, and on calls coming in from a non-at&t wireless phone. IE call the wrong people and pay extra usage charges--- above and beyond your normal monthly contract and rates. Anybody remember this from the old dial-up days when the local phone company would complain that the modem users were tying up all the trunk lines?
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jester121
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Lake Zurich, IL | reply to KrK
Isn't that kind of the point behind free mobile-to-mobile minutes and family talk plans? Call any AT&T customer without using your minutes.
I think all the major carriers have some offering like this. |
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KrK
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said by openbox9 :AT&T already has usage caps on their wireless plans. Their plans are capped at minutes per month with excess charges applied for additional minutes used. What am I missing? Yeah, I guess what I meant was what if they started "penalizing" you for calling non-at&t customers, IE, a competitor's subscriber, with extra overage charges ($1 per minute, etc) not so much a minute cap but a cap on calling outside their network.
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KrK
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said by jester121 :Isn't that kind of the point behind free mobile-to-mobile minutes and family talk plans? Call any AT&T customer without using your minutes. I think all the major carriers have some offering like this. Yep, but it's more like an incentive program then a penalty.
The idea I was thinking of was along the line of "capping" calls to a competitors subscriber--- be it wireless, VOIP, or landline.
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said by funchords :Anybody remember this from the old dial-up days when the local phone company would complain that the modem users were tying up all the trunk lines? Sure do. They tried to use this as justification for getting "business rate" tarriffs onto modem usage. It largely failed, however....
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| said by KrK :said by funchords :Anybody remember this from the old dial-up days when the local phone company would complain that the modem users were tying up all the trunk lines? Sure do. They tried to use this as justification for getting "business rate" tarriffs onto modem usage. It largely failed, however.... I feel soooooooooo old. 
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Core0000
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Somerset, KY | Whether you feel old or not, glad you remember this. Give's an idea as to what these Caps are all about etc. |
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openbox9
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Alexandria, VA | reply to KrK
Like roaming charges? |
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Reno, NV | reply to KrK
I suppose there is no reason that AT&T can't institute something like this on their broadband after they install their caps, e.g. visit our blue room or watch ESPN360 sports on your broadband and the bandwidth doesn't count against your caps. |
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funchords
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Washington, DC | I hope you don't think that's a great idea... |
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