Verizon Considers Plans Based On Speed, As Well As Data
A way to ration bandwidth without(?) overage charges
This is one way to deal with that without (hopefully) having overage charges. Most high-volume users are going to be using the Internet for applications for which speed matters (e.g., streaming movies). People who only use the Internet for news, blogs, etc, don't use a lot of data and are less likely to even notice a speed difference.
I would rather have a simple $/kilobyte billing system. But carriers don't like the lack of a guaranteed revenue stream (especially not with expensive subsidized PDA phones), and sadly a lot of consumers are idiots...
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That would make the most sense to me. Build plan buckets that charge based on fast delivery rates, then offer a discount for customers who don't need those throughput levels.
As for a per kilobyte pricing model, there has to be a floor. There has to be a minimum monthly charge just for the hassle and overhead of maintaining a network and allowing people to use it. Even a minimal usage account paying less than $25 per month is likely to be a net loss overall. A carrier has got to pay the bills somehow.
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