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IP: RE: Suicidal GPRS pricing puts 3G at risk
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sat, 04 Aug 2001 06:25:01 -0400
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 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- geoff.goodfellow () iconia com, Prague CZ * tel/mobil +420 (0)603 706 558 "success is getting what you want & happiness is wanting what you get" http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/01/biztech/articles/17drop.html
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