patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
kudos:1 | reply to iansltx
Re: LTE said by iansltx:Wonder what the cap will be. Seriously, in many areas Verizon doesn't have fiber to their towers (areas where Verizon isn't the ILEC). Maybe they'll pull a Clearwire and push bandwidth via wireless and all will be well, but I wouldn't be surprised if Verizon slapped a 20-50GB cap on LTE service, though OTOH they might not and everything will be fine and dandy. There won't be a cap, just pay per byte billing. |
iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 Reviews:
 ·Comcast
| Doubt it. Caps allow for a high-cost basic tier in the name of "look at all the bandwidth you get for free". Pay-per-byte also doesn't discourage usage as much as a cap-and-overage system does, if the overages are punitive enough. For example, Verizon charges 5¢ per MB overages on its $60 5GB capped mobile broadband plan. So the overage charge is $50 per GB, vs. $12 per GB for regular service.
The result of caps and tiers? More lower-use folks buy a plan than higher-use folks. It's a win-win for Verizon...people don't use up their 5GB, Verizon doesn't have to invest as much in infrastructure upgrades, etc. |
