tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17500930.post1871075167857440219..comments2024-03-20T22:57:03.923+00:00Comments on Dean Bubley's Disruptive Wireless: It's a feature, not a service - so bill it once onlyDean Bubleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05719150957239368264noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17500930.post-5319052784444791942008-02-07T14:31:00.000+00:002008-02-07T14:31:00.000+00:00Apologies for polluting your blog this way. I'm tr...Apologies for polluting your blog this way. <BR/><BR/>I'm trying to reach you with a view to a short interview at Mobile World Congress. <BR/><BR/>The link to your contact area seems borked. Could you drop me an email: dahowlett [at] gmail [dot] com? This would be for my ZDNet blog. FYI. Dale Vile put me your way.Dennis Howletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06266445958036176142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17500930.post-88954957702439130772008-02-07T07:17:00.000+00:002008-02-07T07:17:00.000+00:00In that scenario, in my view you actually have two...In that scenario, in my view you actually have two components:<BR/><BR/>- Data transport, which is certainly appropriate to bill as a service as its costs are variable<BR/>- The capability of remote activation, which should be bought as a feature<BR/><BR/>The problem comes when you try to combine them. It seems wrong to try to charge for the "capability" on a recurring basis, but equally it would be rather awkward to bundle in a given amount of connectivity service upfront.<BR/><BR/>A couple of options jump out at me:<BR/><BR/>1) Sell them separately, both in appropriate form<BR/>2) Sell the connectivity upfront with a long-term recurrence period. People view annual 'renewals' differently from monthly 'subsciptions' for some reason.Dean Bubleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05719150957239368264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17500930.post-14120707076270898202008-02-07T01:14:00.000+00:002008-02-07T01:14:00.000+00:00The validity of this argument really depends on th...The validity of this argument really depends on the service concept. If, for example, you connect from your PC to activate its camera & microphine (e.g. like the mobile web server on Nokia N95s) and stream video and audio over the operator's cellular network, then the operator should be able to recoup the costs associated with doing that (since it is expensive for the operator). Since the time duration will be variable, it should be billed per minute. Of course, if it is on Wi-Fi, then the operator will get zilch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com