Verizon Wireless Considering Netbooks
this is great, except...
Point is, it is very easy to go over the 5GB limit on a XP/Linux machine, so Verizon should openly state it's 5GB limit instead of advertising 'Unlimited', or provide truly unlimited service. Or atleast provide a much higher cap [like 30 or 60GB]
Maybe it's because I live in a rural area, or maybe because I qualify my customers, but I've never seen anyone go over 5 GB. Of course, I won't sell to graphics designers, online gamers, etc., as the plan won't support their usage.
So I was partially wrong about the unlimited claim [they still advertise it on TV].
But seriously, 50MB for $40? Damn. All i can say is WTF? I mean, really?!
So, yea, they have to offer better plans for the laptops[oops, netbooks]
and the 50mb plan is there for penny pinchers, nothing more. Just like the 300 anytime plan for 34.99 that doesn't include M2M. It's not a plan any rep worth their salt will try selling to a customer, but it is there if the customer is so focused on monthly costs that they can't understand that paying 20 more for a significant bandwidth boost is worth it in almost every single case. IMO verizion should just drop the plan, but they won't because then people will bitch and moan about being "forced" into a higher end plan that doesn't fit their needs even though if y...
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Wireless internet by it's nature will be more expensive than wired internet. Wired internet is significantly cheaper to maintain, and still it is expensive. Cable is 30-50 in a lot of areas (without a TV bundle) and you are stuck to ONE LOCATION, so when you travel, you are paying for internet you can't use until you get back home. So yes, it is cheaper... but by how much? and is that difference in price worth it? Especially if the customer is mobile?
And what of customers where their choices are dialup (dirt cheap, but practically useless)...
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But supposedly uses more data on a laptop, again, the webpage looks exactly the same, not just Phone Scoop, but numerous other websites look the same also, so I see no reason more data is used on a laptop than a phone running Opera Mini or Skyfire.
I'm almost halfway thru my billing cycle and I have used almost 300mb's.
Cellphones, even ones running windows mobile, don't have those data intensive applications. Torrents being some of the biggest offenders. If you used the internet on your computer exactly like you used it on your phone you would have no issues staying under the 5gb cap most companies have. It's when you start adding in all the additional things computers can do that it becomes an issue.
I remember reading an article when cable companies started considering adding "soft caps" to their bandwidth. People were outraged and then...
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For casual browsing like you described, the 5gb cap shouldn't be an issue. you are halfway through a billing cycle and are just now using 1/3 of your first gigabyte. Unless you are planning on going on a porn watching marathon, 5gb is more than adequate for your (netbook) needs.
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