http://www.markevanstech.com/2005/09/29/virgin-canada-drops-pre-paid-prices/ Insight and Analysis from North of the Border Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:41:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://www.markevanstech.com/2005/09/29/virgin-canada-drops-pre-paid-prices/#comment-633 Andrew Fri, 30 Sep 2005 14:08:18 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/?p=967#comment-633 Useless product for anyone other than the teen set, it doesn't roam in the US and suprisingly it doesn't roam in the UK either. Useless product for anyone other than the teen set, it doesn't roam in the US and suprisingly it doesn't roam in the UK either.

]]> http://www.markevanstech.com/2005/09/29/virgin-canada-drops-pre-paid-prices/#comment-632 telco_guy Fri, 30 Sep 2005 13:48:38 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/?p=967#comment-632 It spells desperation. When cheeky advertising and being a champion of the little guy doesn't work, drop your pants on price. They want number portability faster, yet their business plan is predicated on first time phone users. Why do first time phone users need number portability? Perhaps they need number portability faster because when someone leaves a pre-paid service provider, the paid balance stays with the old carrier. Their business model is flawed. They chose the wrong underlying carrier, and now, with no pricing power, they'll be done before number portability is implemented. It spells desperation. When cheeky advertising and being a champion of the little guy doesn't work, drop your pants on price.
They want number portability faster, yet their business plan is predicated on first time phone users. Why do first time phone users need number portability?
Perhaps they need number portability faster because when someone leaves a pre-paid service provider, the paid balance stays with the old carrier.
Their business model is flawed. They chose the wrong underlying carrier, and now, with no pricing power, they'll be done before number portability is implemented.

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