One Hong Kong journo has been “flabbergasted” to find that everything on SmarTones 3G portal costs money…on top of the 3G monthly plan. “The only content that you’ll be able to access for free is some news highlights straight from the regular TV news program”…the only plus is that SmarTone doesn’t charge for data on its portal…yet… “It is hard not to get the feeling that these operators see 3G as a goldmine since they can charge for literal everything.”
The point seems clear: Many operators are determined to charge as much as they can for as much content as they can on their 3G services, which is not going to inspire increased usage…
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