apsinkus
join:2002-06-25
Chicago, IL
| I don't think anything above $40 per month is...
Having used the GPRS and EDGE a bit on my company dime, I would say it is not worth it, unless your company is paying for it and you _realy_ need it. It is just cheaper to stop by Panera, McDonalds, or numerous other places that give you free WiFi. Buy a cup of coffee and get your wireless data fix taken care of too.
Even if you pay $60 per month for data, the taxes and fees will put you above $80. No need to elaborate where $80 ends up.
Now if they did it for say $30 or $40 without a need for a voice plan, I would definitely say it is worth a try. |
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kfsutops
Premium
join:2002-08-19
Brandon, FL
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| Re: I don't think anything above $40 per month is.
said by apsinkus  :Having used the GPRS and EDGE a bit on my company dime, I would say it is not worth it, unless your company is paying for it and you _realy_ need it. It is just cheaper to stop by Panera, McDonalds, or numerous other places that give you free WiFi. Buy a cup of coffee and get your wireless data fix taken care of too. I agree. I've never quite understood the market for this service. Maybe 5-6 years ago it could've really taken off. But now, with so many hotel rooms offering free wi-fi who needs it?
Do you really need to be connected "all the time?" I had thought about looking into it. Our company offered it for a little while, but has gone away. We just stay in hotels that offer free wireless. If not, we don't stay there. |
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apsinkus
join:2002-06-25
Chicago, IL | Exactly the policy one of the companies I worked for had in regards to hotel booking policy:" no high speed data via WiFi or CAT5 - no booking". |
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Quaoar
join:2004-08-11
Fort Collins, CO
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Re: I don't think anything above $40 per month is...
You need to recognize the very slim margins that vendors are operating on for their sales. It's a cut-throat business that you can verify for yourself by pricing what you can buy at the same price the Dell is offering for laptops, or desktops, for that matter.
Any company that will pay a few dollars for access to a company's line of computers is welcome. For Dell, the Verizon EVDO access will cost the customer a few dollars at purchase, but might gain Dell more than a few dollars at the sale; with the thin margins, anything that has credence and brings in a few dollars is worth the effort for Dell. Who knows, Dell might make a few dollars more from the long-term use of Verizon EVDO than they make from a naked sale of the same equipment.
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