IP: RE: Suicidal GPRS pricing puts 3G at risk

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> From: "the terminal of Geoff Goodfellow" <geoff () iconia com>
> To: <farber () cis upenn edu>
>
> GSM operator i use here in the Czech Republic intro'd GPRS this past week:
>
> http://www.paegas.cz/
>
>                                 GPRS Basic                      GPRS Pro
>
> Activation                        0                               0
> Monthly Fee                       0                             ~$5 USD
>
> WAP Traffic                     ~$12.80 USD per MB      ~$7.68 USD per MB
> Internet Traffic                ~$12.80 USD per MB      ~$0.77 USD per MB
>
> Yes, that is 77 cents per MB if you pay the ~$5 USD per month with the GPRS
> Pro plan, although they "meter it out" in KB increments in the tariff.
>
> However, you also need to consider that the average Czech income is ~$300
> USD per month and that the only available GPRS phone, the Motorola Timeport
> 260 costs nearly a months income if you sign a 2-year contract or over a
> months income if you buy it without a contract, so i don't think anyone but
> businesses will be buying this service for the foreseeable future.
>
> Geoff
>
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