Comments on: Here Comes Bundled Broadband. Prepaid Mobile Data Is Better

By: AT&T Matches Verizon’s Prepaid Data Plans

AT&T Matches Verizon’s Prepaid Data Plans — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:16:30 +0000

[...] buy an unlimited chunk of bytes without having to worry about when their minutes expire. That would speed mobile broadband adoption and make it far more [...]

By: Verizon Offers Prepaid Data Plans With a Pretty Big Catch – GigaOM

Verizon Offers Prepaid Data Plans With a Pretty Big Catch – GigaOM — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:09:28 +0000

[...] Droid Eris!!!) Verizon Wireless said it would offer prepaid data plans, something we’ve been saying the industry should do for a while. The company is offering folks the chance to pick up data on an as-needed basis, instead of having [...]

By: Verizon Targets Mid-Range Users With New Data Plans

Verizon Targets Mid-Range Users With New Data Plans — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:40:03 +0000

[...] from consumers when it comes to paying for wireless data services. Except for those — like Stacey — who see the value in the new prepaid mobile data [...]

By: Muhammad Faisal Jawaid Attari

Muhammad Faisal Jawaid Attari — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:48:12 +0000

Certainly not enough bandwidth, but still a good idea. Not likely to catch on with hardcore internet users, but people who barely use the internet and just need a basic system for browsing and email should take a look at this. Overall though, it should get bring in some business which at this point is good for any company.

By: Nerdizen

Nerdizen — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 03:07:59 +0000

When you consider that most of the world accesses the Internet from their cell phones and that most of the population on this planet are prepaid customers, it’s just a matter of time before the wireless carriers wake up in America!

By: TexasYellowDog

TexasYellowDog — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:00:34 +0000

The anti-trust division ought to leave Google book search alone and go after the telecom monopolies.

By: ISPs Should Decide If They Provide a Utility or a Service

ISPs Should Decide If They Provide a Utility or a Service — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:02:09 +0000

[...] basis. We’ve looked at per-byte costs when writing about tiered broadband, and when looking at the value of different wireless plans. From the Ars story: The whole kerfuffle started last fall, when the head of the antitrust [...]

By: BT Adds Mobile Broadband to Its Consumer Bundles

BT Adds Mobile Broadband to Its Consumer Bundles — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:11:54 +0000

[...] fixed broadband package, it’s mirroring a trial plan offered by AT&T and recognizing that mobile broadband can be a good complement to wired broadband, especially as consumers start adding netbooks and other mobile devices to their [...]

By: Moshe Maeir

Moshe Maeir — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:23:59 +0000

Well, In Israel we pay Orange $20 for 5gb of data (which for me is unlimited)… how long will At&t be able to charge such a high price??

By: Carriers Should Accept That Openness Can Be Good for Them

Carriers Should Accept That Openness Can Be Good for Them — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:17:22 +0000

[...] wireless data business has so far been very good to carriers, just look at the prices they charge for data. AT&T’s 200 MB plan costs 20 cents per megabyte while Verizon’s smallest data [...]