Comments on: Data plans to blame for lack of mobile ‘net adoption http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/04/04/data-plans-to-blame-for-lack-of-mobile-net-adoption/ The voice of the BlackBerry community. Sat, 25 May 2013 13:02:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: math http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/04/04/data-plans-to-blame-for-lack-of-mobile-net-adoption/comment-page-1/#comment-113264 math Thu, 05 Apr 2007 04:58:48 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/04/04/004036/#comment-113264 I most definately agree that data plans are a rip off. I have owned a BB for close to 5 months and have been on a promotion with Telus(Canada) where I get unlimited data. It expires in a month and I am really wondering what I should do. Should I just quit using data or should I fork out big bucks to get a 30mb plan. It’s extremely pricey if you go above your data plan limit and it is quite easy to go above a 4-5 mb plan.

]]> By: math http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/04/04/data-plans-to-blame-for-lack-of-mobile-net-adoption/comment-page-1/#comment-485730 math Thu, 05 Apr 2007 04:58:00 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/04/04/004036/#comment-485730 I most definately agree that data plans are a rip off. I have owned a BB for close to 5 months and have been on a promotion with Telus(Canada) where I get unlimited data. It expires in a month and I am really wondering what I should do. Should I just quit using data or should I fork out big bucks to get a 30mb plan. It’s extremely pricey if you go above your data plan limit and it is quite easy to go above a 4-5 mb plan.

]]> By: math http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/04/04/data-plans-to-blame-for-lack-of-mobile-net-adoption/comment-page-1/#comment-485731 math Thu, 05 Apr 2007 04:58:00 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/04/04/004036/#comment-485731 I most definately agree that data plans are a rip off. I have owned a BB for close to 5 months and have been on a promotion with Telus(Canada) where I get unlimited data. It expires in a month and I am really wondering what I should do. Should I just quit using data or should I fork out big bucks to get a 30mb plan. It’s extremely pricey if you go above your data plan limit and it is quite easy to go above a 4-5 mb plan.

]]> By: Crimson http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/04/04/data-plans-to-blame-for-lack-of-mobile-net-adoption/comment-page-1/#comment-113168 Crimson Wed, 04 Apr 2007 17:34:17 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/04/04/004036/#comment-113168 Sorry….I wanted to say BB could have a much bigger market share if they had consumer-friendly packages. BB aren’t just for businesses anymore and if they want to grow, they need to address this.

]]> By: Crimson http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/04/04/data-plans-to-blame-for-lack-of-mobile-net-adoption/comment-page-1/#comment-485729 Crimson Wed, 04 Apr 2007 17:34:00 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/04/04/004036/#comment-485729 Sorry….I wanted to say BB could have a much bigger market share if they had consumer-friendly packages. BB aren’t just for businesses anymore and if they want to grow, they need to address this.

]]> By: Crimson http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/04/04/data-plans-to-blame-for-lack-of-mobile-net-adoption/comment-page-1/#comment-113167 Crimson Wed, 04 Apr 2007 17:30:37 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/04/04/004036/#comment-113167 I agree its due to high data plans. I actually removed my BB data plan from Rogers. Come on, $40 for 1MB, its stupid. I also filled out a survey for BB and commented on data plan prices. Until, BB and Rogers reduce prices, I’ll live without. If they never bring it down, I’ll just count on wifi hotspots. In essence, BB and Rogers are killing their own market. They could actually make more money. BB could account for even more of a percentage if they had a consumer-friendly data package. Oh well, I wait.

]]> By: Crimson http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/04/04/data-plans-to-blame-for-lack-of-mobile-net-adoption/comment-page-1/#comment-485728 Crimson Wed, 04 Apr 2007 17:30:00 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/04/04/004036/#comment-485728 I agree its due to high data plans. I actually removed my BB data plan from Rogers. Come on, $40 for 1MB, its stupid. I also filled out a survey for BB and commented on data plan prices. Until, BB and Rogers reduce prices, I’ll live without. If they never bring it down, I’ll just count on wifi hotspots. In essence, BB and Rogers are killing their own market. They could actually make more money. BB could account for even more of a percentage if they had a consumer-friendly data package. Oh well, I wait.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/04/04/data-plans-to-blame-for-lack-of-mobile-net-adoption/comment-page-1/#comment-113160 Andrew Wed, 04 Apr 2007 16:36:18 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/04/04/004036/#comment-113160 Don’t kid yourselves, data is dirt cheap, wireless or otherwise. The only reason (esp. in Can.) we don’t have unlimited data plans that are actually reasonable, is for 2 reasons.

1. Carriers are a walled garden, and they don’t give a flying rats ass about anything other than ARPU.

2. They are terrified of intelligent end point applications that circumvent IMS.

Ironically the first carrier that offers a 49.00 unlimited world data plan would reap massive adoption, and drive innovation – Rogers ,are you listening?????

]]> By: Andrew http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/04/04/data-plans-to-blame-for-lack-of-mobile-net-adoption/comment-page-1/#comment-485727 Andrew Wed, 04 Apr 2007 16:36:00 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/04/04/004036/#comment-485727 Don’t kid yourselves, data is dirt cheap, wireless or otherwise. The only reason (esp. in Can.) we don’t have unlimited data plans that are actually reasonable, is for 2 reasons.

1. Carriers are a walled garden, and they don’t give a flying rats ass about anything other than ARPU.

2. They are terrified of intelligent end point applications that circumvent IMS.

Ironically the first carrier that offers a 49.00 unlimited world data plan would reap massive adoption, and drive innovation – Rogers ,are you listening?????

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