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0 pointsKarunamon14y ago0 comments

>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.

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gcb14y ago· 4 in thread

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"

nuclear_eclipse14y ago

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...

KarunamonOP14y ago

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.

freehunter14y ago

"Switch to a new carrier" sometimes means "move to a different city/state".

gcb14y ago

The least i can pay at tmobile for: minimum voice, 5gb data is a total of 89 something.

Stop spreading lies

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KaoruAoiShiho14y ago· 3 in thread

Verizon: profit margin 5-6%

Apple: profit margin 29%

Google: profit margin 27-28%

Who's screwing who?

KarunamonOP14y ago

Profit margin != Screwing.

sukuriant14y ago

citation wanted

AjithAntony14y ago

"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)

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detst14y ago· 1 in thread

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.

michaelcampbell14y ago

> 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.

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11 comments · 3 top-level

gcb14y ago· 4 in thread

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"

nuclear_eclipse14y ago

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...

KarunamonOP14y ago

freehunter14y ago

"Switch to a new carrier" sometimes means "move to a different city/state".

gcb14y ago

The least i can pay at tmobile for: minimum voice, 5gb data is a total of 89 something.

Stop spreading lies

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KaoruAoiShiho14y ago· 3 in thread

Verizon: profit margin 5-6%

Apple: profit margin 29%

Google: profit margin 27-28%

Who's screwing who?

KarunamonOP14y ago

Profit margin != Screwing.

sukuriant14y ago

citation wanted

AjithAntony14y ago

"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)

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detst14y ago· 1 in thread

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.

michaelcampbell14y ago

> 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.

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