tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17500930.post7147919217116937386..comments2024-03-13T09:40:11.948+00:00Comments on Dean Bubley's Disruptive Wireless: Right up to the cap....Dean Bubleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05719150957239368264noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17500930.post-81184470081108895872010-06-12T20:53:00.940+01:002010-06-12T20:53:00.940+01:00....FUP of say 1GB, but a super-subscription of £5.......FUP of say 1GB, but a super-subscription of £500 over 5GB automatically applied if you hit 5GB+ for 2 months running....<br /><br />That's supposed to be £50 of course......Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17500930.post-9202765701462033822010-06-12T20:51:38.290+01:002010-06-12T20:51:38.290+01:00I consider that the appropriate application of FUP...I consider that the appropriate application of FUP , up-tarriffing (FUP of say 1GB, but a super-subscription of £500 over 5GB automatically applied if you hit 5GB+ for 2 months running) and effective QoS is a better way of dealling with the 1-5% of 'abusers' of unlimited data. <br /><br />So many 'silver surfers' and others who are less confident of keeping track of their data usage will surely feel disenfranchised by this move and stay clear of mobile internet and mobile broadband. But they are likely to be 99.99% below 200MB or so, and just the sort of mugs, I mean subscribers, that you want on your network. <br /><br />£60 for 1GB??? You have got to be having a laugh. Setting up mobile mail, a weather app, a stock checker and facebook updates on a smartphone will use up 200MB without the user making a conscious decision to browse or download anything.<br /><br />My decision to consider purchasing an iPhone4 to replace my wifes W995 is now on hold. She'll just not use the thing if she thinks that the bill will go up £35 a month just by finding something interesting to browse, but the truth is she'll stay consistently below 1/4 GB but just worry about overuse.Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17500930.post-37315665473645975422010-06-11T08:56:44.824+01:002010-06-11T08:56:44.824+01:00The interesting thing about the tiers is that some...The interesting thing about the tiers is that someone mainly using data but less voice on say £25 or £30 per month plan with 500MB new limit is benefiting. Say he/she was using 750MB now he/she has to pay additional £5-£10 per month instead of going to £40 per month plan which has 750MB limit (savings of £5 per month).<br /><br />It allows someone to avoid going to next higher plan just for data if they don't want to use additional voice minutes.<br /><br />I agree with Dean that O2 plan is much more sensible than AT&T. <br /><br />However, I am not sure this will tackle the key problem of congestion during busy hour. It is the busy hour that matters!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02638591027515614072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17500930.post-43220946196339891122010-06-11T00:07:45.490+01:002010-06-11T00:07:45.490+01:00the first thing that crossed my mind after the re...the first thing that crossed my mind after the repeal of unlimited plans was that then there should be rollover for the limited data plans.curdriceauroranoreply@blogger.com