Comments on: The Spring Melt of Data Tariffs http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/02/01/the-spring-melt-of-data-tariffs/ Russell Buckley and Carlo Longino on mobile technology. Tue, 22 May 2012 09:13:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Nick Cowie http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/02/01/the-spring-melt-of-data-tariffs/comment-page-1/#comment-118597 Nick Cowie Tue, 05 Feb 2008 09:02:52 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/02/01/the-spring-melt-of-data-tariffs/#comment-118597 It is interesting watching mobile data plans (for computers not phones) in Australia. Beginning of last year $100 for 1Gb a month, then dropped to $50 a month for a 1Gb, then six months later $30 a month for a 1Gb, now you can get 1Gb for $15 a month for certain deals. The competition is offering 5Gb for $39. Data for mobile phones, 3 launched their Xseries around March last year and prices have not changed since then. Xseries still $30 for 1Gb and Vodafones reply $15 for 500Mb (just do not go over, your next 1Mb costs as much). It is interesting watching mobile data plans (for computers not phones) in Australia. Beginning of last year $100 for 1Gb a month, then dropped to $50 a month for a 1Gb, then six months later $30 a month for a 1Gb, now you can get 1Gb for $15 a month for certain deals. The competition is offering 5Gb for $39.

Data for mobile phones, 3 launched their Xseries around March last year and prices have not changed since then. Xseries still $30 for 1Gb and Vodafones reply $15 for 500Mb (just do not go over, your next 1Mb costs as much).

]]> By: Giff Gfroerer, i2SMS http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/02/01/the-spring-melt-of-data-tariffs/comment-page-1/#comment-118581 Giff Gfroerer, i2SMS Sun, 03 Feb 2008 15:59:37 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/02/01/the-spring-melt-of-data-tariffs/#comment-118581 As mentioned before, if you make the mobile web simple to understand, (cue the iPhone), and either make a data plan affordable or, as in the United States to begin iPhone sales, force the customer to take an unlimited plan, the customer will experiment with the mobile web. Interesting, isn't it. But true. Of course, this is the opposite of what is going on in the United States with SMS. The carriers such as Sprint and ATT are raising rates to get more people to text. Can't see the logic there... As mentioned before, if you make the mobile web simple to understand, (cue the iPhone), and either make a data plan affordable or, as in the United States to begin iPhone sales, force the customer to take an unlimited plan, the customer will experiment with the mobile web.

Interesting, isn’t it. But true.

Of course, this is the opposite of what is going on in the United States with SMS. The carriers such as Sprint and ATT are raising rates to get more people to text. Can’t see the logic there…

]]> By: david cushman http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/02/01/the-spring-melt-of-data-tariffs/comment-page-1/#comment-118565 david cushman Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:46:25 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/02/01/the-spring-melt-of-data-tariffs/#comment-118565 no, it's got to be because it's so much easier to surf on an Iphone... innit? And pigs are indeed filling the air. no, it’s got to be because it’s so much easier to surf on an Iphone… innit?

And pigs are indeed filling the air.

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