Comments on: Why is Wireless Service so Expensive? http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/07/09/why-is-wireless-service-so-expensive/ Insight and Analysis from North of the Border Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:02:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Todd Lamothe http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/07/09/why-is-wireless-service-so-expensive/comment-page-1/#comment-76942 Todd Lamothe Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:24:45 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=3589#comment-76942 To add salt to the wound, Bell and Telus are going to be charging for incoming text messages starting in August. Presently, people are only being charged for outgoing texts. Good way to raise ARPU, most people who are sending messages are probably receiving them back. To add salt to the wound, Bell and Telus are going to be charging for incoming text messages starting in August. Presently, people are only being charged for outgoing texts. Good way to raise ARPU, most people who are sending messages are probably receiving them back.

]]> By: David McDonald http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/07/09/why-is-wireless-service-so-expensive/comment-page-1/#comment-76933 David McDonald Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:34:57 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=3589#comment-76933 And if you think the Canadian data rates are expensive, <a href="http://is.gd/KVK" rel="nofollow">take a look at an example of Australian data rates for the iPhone</a> And if you think the Canadian data rates are expensive, take a look at an example of Australian data rates for the iPhone

]]> By: Markus Göbel's Tech News Comments http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/07/09/why-is-wireless-service-so-expensive/comment-page-1/#comment-76928 Markus Göbel's Tech News Comments Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:01:19 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=3589#comment-76928 Ask A. T. Kearney and the GSM Association, representing more than 750 GSM mobile phone operators across the world! In their argumentation, mobile operators charge so much because data users aren't price sensitive anyway. http://www.gsmworld.com/news/press_2008/press08_46.shtml As if only rich suckers whose bills get payed by their employers wanted to use the mobile internet. Ask A. T. Kearney and the GSM Association, representing more than 750 GSM mobile phone operators across the world!

In their argumentation, mobile operators charge so much because data users aren’t price sensitive anyway.

http://www.gsmworld.com/news/press_2008/press08_46.shtml

As if only rich suckers whose bills get payed by their employers wanted to use the mobile internet.

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