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Can you believe, full internet access with EDGE costs less than 3 us dollars a month (for me) with unlimited downloads!
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Posted: 2005-03-07 10:47:13
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Now that's the pricing I'm waiting for!
I guess we have a while to go in Australia before it gets that cheap, although it is coming down in price quickly from it's initial dizzying heights.
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Posted: 2005-03-07 15:26:40
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Aaargh, EDGE. Why the hell wont they release it globally!
I mean, why arent all countries networks the same. Its all so annoying and confusing!
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Posted: 2005-03-07 16:34:47
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Hey! its not less than three us dollars. I meant, it was near about three!! Not much difference anyway!
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Posted: 2005-03-07 17:15:39
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edge is 2$ for me
unlimited dl
100 rs a month
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Posted: 2005-03-07 17:31:54
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I've been frustrated with telcos for years. It's taken a decade (in Australia) for calls to become affordable to the point where most people have a mobile phone. Now the same thing is going on with data and I hope it don't take ten years to get cheap (here in Australia anyway)
I frankly don't care what system they use, just get it out there. Here in Australia we pay AUD 70-80 per month for capped plans ($500 for $80 if you are under 500 at the end of month) which include data, or more generous data (and similar capped plans) for data plans. Unlimited download plans are about $150/month.
If I were to use EDGE to any serious capacity, I would have to have both a data plan and a talk plan, so would be looking at about AUD $230 a month for $500 worth of calls and unlimited dl's on EDGE (I'm with Vodacrone at the mo', other operators are similar)
That's what the internet cost for unlimited dl's in 1995! I'm keen to start using mobile internet but the prices in australia are bloody-minded. The operators don't understand that they need to heavily subsidise broadband here in Australia to get people hooked in. After that economies of scale kick in and the subsidised price becomes market driven (downwards) anyway.
Add to that a serious lack of content and the value just isn't there. (wallpapers, games and ringtones are not content as far as I'm concerned: that stuff I download via pc and copy to phone with BT. I WILL NOT pay $5 AUD for a wallpaper! Games are OK value, but you can't save them if you need to reset your phone! Content delivered via the networks is a ripoff)
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Posted: 2005-03-07 22:27:07
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max_wedge,
welcome to my world here in Sweden. We have one of the best GSM and UMTS coverage (98% and 85%). But with rediculous prises and no content (as you said) it is of not much use.
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Posted: 2005-03-07 23:34:26
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Nokia still rules mates ! It will take some more years (if ever) before some celfone-giant-wannabees grab it's sole lead position in the celfone-market-hierarchy !
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Posted: 2005-03-08 02:51:58
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SE lead? what lead? It has not even smell the pole position let alone lead. A case in point is high end phone/smartphone technology.
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Posted: 2005-03-08 05:28:16
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@mib, can you elaborate?
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Posted: 2005-03-08 08:59:33
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