Comments on: Dell to Get Into the Carrier Game? http://gigaom.com/2009/03/30/dell-to-get-into-the-carrier-game/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:38:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Verizon, Too, Turns To Subsidized Netbooks « All I Could Read This Week http://gigaom.com/2009/03/30/dell-to-get-into-the-carrier-game/#comment-165588 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:45:05 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=44046#comment-165588 [...] elsewhere. Meanwhile, business is flowing the other direction, too: Dell is reportedly looking to set up a virtual operator in Japan, selling its customers network access on another operator’s mobile network to use with their [...]

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]]> By: Nowinki » Verizon, Too, Turns To Subsidized Netbooks http://gigaom.com/2009/03/30/dell-to-get-into-the-carrier-game/#comment-165585 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 05:21:21 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=44046#comment-165585 [...] elsewhere. Meanwhile, business is flowing the other direction, too: Dell is reportedly looking to set up a virtual operator in Japan, selling its customers network access on another operator’s mobile network to use with their [...]

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]]> By: Jason Lackey http://gigaom.com/2009/03/30/dell-to-get-into-the-carrier-game/#comment-165582 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:39:15 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=44046#comment-165582 I suspect that for a deal like Dell’s in Japan it will be time in terms of days or months of data service. Last time I checked, Japanese operators are not so big on restrictive data services and tend to offer “all you can eat” plans with fast data rates and reasonable prices. Emobile looks like they have HSDPA 7.2 meg for about $50/mo, as an example. I suspect that the Dell service will be data only…

]]> By: BigJohns http://gigaom.com/2009/03/30/dell-to-get-into-the-carrier-game/#comment-165583 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:39:14 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=44046#comment-165583 Dell needs more money or cut jobs that’s the true.

]]> By: Gadget Sleuth http://gigaom.com/2009/03/30/dell-to-get-into-the-carrier-game/#comment-165581 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:36:05 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=44046#comment-165581 Dell needs to do something, I think, to change things up, as economically they’re struggling a bit.

]]> By: Stacey Higginbotham http://gigaom.com/2009/03/30/dell-to-get-into-the-carrier-game/#comment-165580 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:22:31 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=44046#comment-165580 Curtis, I have no idea of Dell’s US or UK plans, but will keep digging.

]]> By: Stacey Higginbotham http://gigaom.com/2009/03/30/dell-to-get-into-the-carrier-game/#comment-165579 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:21:06 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=44046#comment-165579 Jason, I tend to agree with you and have called for that in the past, BUT if Dell were able to bundle in a decent amount of minutes into the cost of the PC i may accept such a model, especially if I never needed to buy any or many extra MB or GBs.

]]> By: primate http://gigaom.com/2009/03/30/dell-to-get-into-the-carrier-game/#comment-165578 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:07:33 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=44046#comment-165578 i think this story has to be given significant weight after hearing the news that VZ is planning to sell netbooks. (http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=auxbeezk8zEE&refer=home)

Actually, my first thought reading the VZ rumors on Sunday was around Dell — and how is Dell going to pair up with potential carrier customers.

It seems clear that the economic downturn is bringing about a bit of a phase change in Comm/IT space with biz models and alliances being reshaped.

]]> By: Jason Lackey http://gigaom.com/2009/03/30/dell-to-get-into-the-carrier-game/#comment-165577 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:03:25 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=44046#comment-165577 Wireless data in Japan rocks, to be sure. However, I suspect that in the long run that many subscribers are going to want some sort of plan where they have one account and can attach multiple devices but in such a way that each device does not end up costing another $60 a month. Home broadband delivers on such a model, with the end user being able to add additional PCs in the home without a huge price hit. Eventually there will be pressure to extend this model, or something like it, to wireless although how this ends up happening and how much kicking and screaming it involves are up for debate.

]]> By: Todd http://gigaom.com/2009/03/30/dell-to-get-into-the-carrier-game/#comment-165576 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:30:59 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=44046#comment-165576 I hope Dell does the same thing here in America and cut a deal with WiMAX for netbooks and Android phones! *fingers crossed*.

Are they just testing the waters in Japan, accumulating some usage/costs data before pulling the trigger in Austin?

]]> By: Curtis http://gigaom.com/2009/03/30/dell-to-get-into-the-carrier-game/#comment-165575 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:48:31 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=44046#comment-165575 @Stacey,

If the economics makes sense, I certainly (IMHO) think this idea could have legs. Do you have any idea of Dell’s plans regarding the US and UK markets? I’ve seen a couple of previous articles touting Sprint’s wholesale spectrum efforts, so perhaps Dell’s strategy here is an indirect result.

Best,

Curtis

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