Unlimited SMS
Will Cingular ever get this? i know where i work we offer unlimited sms for 15.00 and other providers that i know of at least have the feature, Cingular needs a competative unlimited sms package priced between 15.00 and 20.00.
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as mentioned many time through many companies...no.
They'res a reason why they've stopped unlimited, it's a waste of revenue, it losses more money than it earns, and they'res ways to get free media net through text messages, same reason why verizon took it off. The only companies that have it now a days is t-mobile (rumor has it may discontinue unlimited texting) and amp (over priced features cover cost), and last i checked sprint.
They'res a reason why they've stopped unlimited, it's a waste of revenue, it losses more money than it earns, and they'res ways to get free media net through text messages, same reason why verizon took it off. The only companies that have it now a days is t-mobile (rumor has it may discontinue unlimited texting) and amp (over priced features cover cost), and last i checked sprint.
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Cellular One/ Dobson also has it priced at 15.00 and the price of that was just dropped from 24.99. so i guess im confused. but i dont even use the medai net so i dont know what you mean about that.
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media net means internet. somehow they implemented text messaging for free internet
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the thing I don't understand is why is it the companies that offer unlimited have a higher ARPU than us every quarter.
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because you don't get high ARPU by adding consumer users
did you notice Verizon's been going after Business customers? it seems to be working well for their ARPU
did you notice Verizon's been going after Business customers? it seems to be working well for their ARPU
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It seems like most companies choose verizon and cingular for their business. But, t-mo and sprint have higher arpu every quarter. That is what I was saying.
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What I have heard on the topic after talking to one of the uppity ups in Cingular at a corp dinner is that the reason there is no unlimited plan is because being that Cingular is the largest carrier, if they moved to an unlimited plan, Verizon would have to follow suit. But right now it is an industry standard that other carriers have to do to attract customers. However, in the mean time it would be a **** load of lost ARPU. Second, he was saying in about 2 years all texts will (more than likely) be included on all Cingular voice plans (with attached text)... if you dont believe me just look at the new blackberry plans that are coming out... and now how Media Works is pretty much just attached to every single voice plan. They are doing th...
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these new plans just give me a way to legitimately slam my customers and make my boss happy.
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i know a few of the smaller regional companies that offer unlimited text also do not have the capability of extended messaging, meaning they limit it to only 160 characters, does sprint and t-mobile do this on thier unlimited text plans? if anyone noticed about the time cingular started charging for text is when they moved to extended messaging... so, you can have 3 pages of text for one message, but it's going to cost you.
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crackberry said:
i know a few of the smaller regional companies that offer unlimited text also do not have the capability of extended messaging, meaning they limit it to only 160 characters, does sprint and t-mobile do this on thier unlimited text plans? if anyone noticed about the time cingular started charging for text is when they moved to extended messaging... so, you can have 3 pages of text for one message, but it's going to cost you.
For T-Mo it is limited. The network just can't handle anymore than a certain characters.
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If I type a message that's over 160 characters it breaks it up into multiple messages, meaning I pay for more than one message.
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ralph_on_me said:
If I type a message that's over 160 characters it breaks it up into multiple messages, meaning I pay for more than one message.
That's right. It's a limitation with the network.
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not really. it's a limit on the standard that was chosen by all carriers. but, what is important is that cingular delivers the message. and i honestly haven't noticed the charge for multiple text. extended has always show one message for my wife and mine's bill.
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