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meowmeow
join:2003-07-26
Helena, MT

meowmeow

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Hmmm...

There goes one of my main uses for my Kindle, free international web browsing with no roaming charges... Or not, 50MB still is good to quickly get gmail when you land at an airport in a new country before you get a local SIM and the like... and given HOW PAINFUL it is to use, I doubt it'll ever get used for more.

Also, it seems unfair of Karl (who we well know hates AT&T) to pin this one at all on AT&T, Amazon is an MVNO, they decide what they'll pay for. AT&T has no involvement in that pricing decision at all. Unless they raised the rate they charge Amazon, forcing Amazon's hand on such a cap.

inteller
Sociopaths always win.
join:2003-12-08
Tulsa, OK

inteller

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no, ATT has been raising its wholesale rates against MVNOs so they are forced to do this. wholesale rates should be regulated, otherwise ATT will be a monopolistic kingmaker among the MVNOs.

Mizzat
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join:2003-05-03
Atlanta, GA

Mizzat

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Really? You have a source for this? Amazon isn't an MVNO, either.
meowmeow
join:2003-07-26
Helena, MT

meowmeow

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How the heck is Amazon not an MVNO by your logic?

Mizzat
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join:2003-05-03
Atlanta, GA

Mizzat

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said by meowmeow:

How the heck is Amazon not an MVNO by your logic?

MVNOs sell mobile service as their business. Amazon sells devices. Inside the carrier, they are two separate things, although similar. Amazon is an M2M operator.
meowmeow
join:2003-07-26
Helena, MT

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Hmmm, I dunno what AT&T classifies them as internally, you may well be right, but to the user, they're functioning as an MVNO. They're selling AT&T service on the Kindle. M2M in my eyes is more like, say, a device to track a truck driver, or an alarm system - things with no user interaction. Not a device you use to browse the web and buy content on. But yes, I could see AT&T etc classifying it as M2M use, which is probably how Amazon can afford to offer it.