Re: [Nolug] Verizon high speed wireless

With NEXTEL for $15 month you get unlimited internet and text messaging.

Chris Johnston

On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 22:19:07 -0600, Joey Kelly <joey@joeykelly.net> wrote:
>
> > With newer devices, kids are getting much more proficient at "texting"
> > each other, and would actually rather send IM text messages than talk on
> > the phone.
>
> They do this in Japan, for instance --- everyone, not just kids.
>
> > Sending a few data packets HAS to be a whole lot cheaper than
> > tying up the cell tower for 15 or 20 minutes. As soon as the cell
> > providers realize this, we'll see falling data prices... eventually i
> > think it'll be cheaper than voice service.
>
> Yes, it's cheaper for them to process SMS traffic. However, marketing dictates
> that SMS charges remain high, because they are banking on customer ignorance
> and perceived value. "Ooh, shiney" nets them boarloads of cash.
>
> As an aside, rotary phone service is or was marginally cheaper than DTMF
> dialing (there used to be an additional charge for pushbotton service), but
> in reality users requiring or requesting rotary service meant that the phone
> company had to take extra steps per call to interpret the rotary clicks and
> translate them into DTMF tones, at least after their network went digital.
> Rotary was in fact more expensive for them, but they marketed the perceived
> value of convenient pushbutton dialing and charge the customer more for what
> actually cost Bell less to provide.
> >
> > ray
> >
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