Sure, I have no doubt that they will take every last penny they can get. I do think it could work out well for people that aren't really heavy data users and have a lot of devices to connect.
> I do think it could work out well for people that aren't really heavy data users
Is there an option for a cheaper, low data tier? Last I checked, the cheapest option was the same price as the current unlimited data option, but with a cap.
T-Mobile is on its last legs anyways. Deutsch Telekom has made their desire known for a long time to get out of the US market. The ATT buyout falling through will keep them alive a bit longer, but honestly I'd be wary of signing up with them just because of the chance of them being bought out by a larger corp is very real.
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>I could see this not being such a bad thing if they let us pay for bandwidth to use however we want.
Not in this universe. I'm pretty much convinced that cell phone companies are out to screw you as hard and as long as humanly possible.
Verizon: profit margin 5-6%
Apple: profit margin 29%
Google: profit margin 27-28%
Who's screwing who?
Profit margin != Screwing.
citation wanted
"Profit" is hard to measure. This may be good enough:
Verizon Wireless FY 2011
http://www22.verizon.com/investor/app_resources/interactivea...
Segment operating income margin 26.4%
Segment EBITDA service margin 44.8%
Verizon Wireless 1Q 2012
http://www22.verizon.com/idc/groups/public/documents/adacct/...
Operating Income Margin 28.6%
Segment EBITDA Service Margin 46.3%
Interesting things I also learned from this report:
- Verizon wireless is 55% Verizon, 45% Vodafone
- $52 ARPU (average revenue per user per month)
This is true, I was looking at VZ's chart:
http://ycharts.com/companies/VZ/profit_margin
According to Yahoo Finance it's profit margin is 2.6%
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=VZ+Key+Statistics
Sure, I have no doubt that they will take every last penny they can get. I do think it could work out well for people that aren't really heavy data users and have a lot of devices to connect.
> I do think it could work out well for people that aren't really heavy data users
Is there an option for a cheaper, low data tier? Last I checked, the cheapest option was the same price as the current unlimited data option, but with a cap.
Why they wouldn't?
It's a very solid regulated monopoly.
Name one thing you can do.
only answer is "exchange one $120/mo plan at company A to the same at company B"
You could always exchanged your $120/to plan at company A for a $50/to plan at T-Mobile, and actually get respected as a customer for once...
T-Mobile is on its last legs anyways. Deutsch Telekom has made their desire known for a long time to get out of the US market. The ATT buyout falling through will keep them alive a bit longer, but honestly I'd be wary of signing up with them just because of the chance of them being bought out by a larger corp is very real.
"Switch to a new carrier" sometimes means "move to a different city/state".
The least i can pay at tmobile for: minimum voice, 5gb data is a total of 89 something.
Stop spreading lies
$89 < $120, and there's the whole "Decent CS" thing too.
Stop being a dick.
not sure what's the decent CS. also, i took the 120 from nowhere. i pay it at att for two lines. and would be exactly the same amount for tmobile.
so, no, changing operators is not an option. service and price is the very same.