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#15691 3-Sep-2007 17:54
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When do we think we're ever to see decent prices for VF data.

The pricing for 1 gb and seems ok to me, a little higher than wired plans.  But gprs charges are out of this world.

I mean 3 mb for $11, I sneeze and use more than that, and this is on a kjam, which isn't that fast.  For that price we should be getting about 100 mb.




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#85124 3-Sep-2007 17:56
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Can't you get the higher data plans on these devices?




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  #85125 3-Sep-2007 18:00

You can have a data plan added to any on account voice plan

Mobilise Data 3MB         $11.25     3 MB
Mobilise Data 15MB     $21.38     15 MB
Broadband Starter         $39.95     200 MB
Broadband Everyday     $59.95     1 GB
Broadband Pro         $79.95     3 GB


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  #85128 3-Sep-2007 18:20
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You can, but the prices are just rude.
the 1 Gb works out to $0.06 per mb
the 3 mb works out to $3.60 per mb
the 200 mb works out to $0.19 per mb

If these were a little more consistent the pricing would be much better.




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  #85132 3-Sep-2007 18:52
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I do agree, they really need to come up with a better "low data" plan. Maybe $10 for 50MB. And of course much better casual rates.




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  #85141 3-Sep-2007 19:14
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I just posted about this over at the Telecom thread and can't agree more.

I see no reason why Vodafone can't offer a decent rate cap (even upwards of 50MB) for the base $10 per month data plan. From a business sence dropping the casual data rate from $10 per MB makes no sence (just like casual SMS rates stay at 20c) but offering 3MB for $10 is a joke compared to the higher plans. It just shows how mobile carriers really fail to understand the whole mobile data market.

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This was how long it took to send a PXT yesterday for me.... obviously isn't normal.

03 September 2007 16:45:16 6421######## PXT 43:48 $0.00

duration is almost 45 minutes????

 
 
 
 

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#85283 4-Sep-2007 12:54
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Wrong discussion I guess, Simon14?




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