Jaxson: Still cracks me up that they have prepay, for a fixed price per month.....  Isn't that just a plan anyway? 

Prepay should be $x for data that you use for as long as it takes, until you run out and need to buy some more.

NonprayingMantis:

Jaxson: Still cracks me up that they have prepay, for a fixed price per month.....  Isn't that just a plan anyway?

It is a plan

kyhwana2: Wait, the prepay plan is $50 for 3GB? But the on account plan is $50 for 2GB?

Uhhh..

Jaxson:

NonprayingMantis:

Jaxson: Still cracks me up that they have prepay, for a fixed price per month.....  Isn't that just a plan anyway?

It is a plan

I get what you are saying, that it's a capped amount etc, I'm just saying that's not really prepay.  That's an account plan without a fixed minimum period. 

I think a lot of people would really like true prepay, as in fill the device up and run with it until you need more, like petrol in a car.  You'd have to think of a name for that sort of offering though, I don't know, something like say prepay?

NonprayingMantis:

Jaxson:

NonprayingMantis:

Jaxson: Still cracks me up that they have prepay, for a fixed price per month.....  Isn't that just a plan anyway?

It is a plan

I get what you are saying, that it's a capped amount etc, I'm just saying that's not really prepay.  That's an account plan without a fixed minimum period. 

I think a lot of people would really like true prepay, as in fill the device up and run with it until you need more, like petrol in a car.  You'd have to think of a name for that sort of offering though, I don't know, something like say prepay?

prepay means you pay for your usage in advance, which is what this is.

what you want is pay per unit - which could be prepay or it could be on account.

Graememac:

NonprayingMantis:

Jaxson:

NonprayingMantis:

Jaxson: Still cracks me up that they have prepay, for a fixed price per month.....  Isn't that just a plan anyway?

It is a plan

I get what you are saying, that it's a capped amount etc, I'm just saying that's not really prepay.  That's an account plan without a fixed minimum period. 

I think a lot of people would really like true prepay, as in fill the device up and run with it until you need more, like petrol in a car.  You'd have to think of a name for that sort of offering though, I don't know, something like say prepay?

prepay means you pay for your usage in advance, which is what this is.

what you want is pay per unit - which could be prepay or it could be on account.

Your definition of prepay is exactly right "pay for USAGE in advance".
Unfortunately Vodafone have a different defintion because under their rules I don't get to USE my data (that I paid for) unless I do so within a month.

I'm with Jaxson, that's not Prepay, its a monthly plan.

  

kyhwana2: Wait, the prepay plan is $50 for 3GB? But the on account plan is $50 for 2GB?

Uhhh..

NonprayingMantis: It's both.  It's a prepay monthly plan.   how is this a hard concept to grasp?

a better question (IMO) would be:

Why the hell do we need special ipad plans at all?

isn;t this just a data plan?  what is wrong with the standard data plans, and why do ipads, which are just data devices like any other, need special plans?

freitasm: Vodafone New Zealand has announced new iPad data plans.

 Cost per month$20$49.95Cost per month with eligible 
On Account mobile plan$10$49.95Data allowance per month512MB2GB

surfisup1000:

freitasm: Vodafone New Zealand has announced new iPad data plans.

 Cost per month$20$49.95Cost per month with eligible 
On Account mobile plan$10$49.95Data allowance per month512MB2GB

Vodafone are going backwards? Didn't they offer 3gb for $40 a couple of years ago?  Maybe data is getting more expensive to make?