AT&T Testing Femtocells
At what price?
Femtocells are a great idea, but why do carriers think they can charge a monthly premium for them?
1 - If carriers provided adequate tower coverage, femtocells wouldn't be necessary. So they should provide them for free to get new customers.
2 - Femtocells use the customer's own already-paid-for Broadband IP service, so carriers have lower costs because they don't have to carry traffic on their own network.
1 - If carriers provided adequate tower coverage, femtocells wouldn't be necessary. So they should provide them for free to get new customers.
2 - Femtocells use the customer's own already-paid-for Broadband IP service, so carriers have lower costs because they don't have to carry traffic on their own network.
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because carriers have to pay for R&D... they have to test the products 10 months in b4 the customer can even HOPE to see the thing on the door step. They just want to see a profit, Obama isnt president yet there still is something called a FREE MARKET here in the United States. Until January 20th when Hitler i mean Obama become president the companies can still try and hit whats called a PROFIT at the paying customers expense.
if you don't like don't buy one.
if you don't like don't buy one.
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Really? Who pays for the R&D and installation of regular cell towers and other infrastructure improvements?
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Clearly you don't understand either the technology or free markets.
Let me try to help. Carriers will profit more by not charging an additional monthly fee for this service. Why? Because they can get new customers and retain existing customers without building new cell towers. Also, their costs are even lower because traffic is carried over IP.
Lower costs, more customers, better service = more $
PS - Hitler is generally considered to be a conservative, so if you want to use hyperbole, maybe Lenin would be a better choice.
Let me try to help. Carriers will profit more by not charging an additional monthly fee for this service. Why? Because they can get new customers and retain existing customers without building new cell towers. Also, their costs are even lower because traffic is carried over IP.
Lower costs, more customers, better service = more $
PS - Hitler is generally considered to be a conservative, so if you want to use hyperbole, maybe Lenin would be a better choice.
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Free market is good, but fair market is also good! Essentially the consumer would be paying to improve a service that is the CARRIERS responsibility to improve.
Besides the eventual deployment of 700mhz LTE penetrates bldgs better, thus eliminating the need for a consumer to improve a network that they aren't responsible to improve.
Besides the eventual deployment of 700mhz LTE penetrates bldgs better, thus eliminating the need for a consumer to improve a network that they aren't responsible to improve.
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monterey86 said:
Femtocells are a great idea, but why do carriers think they can charge a monthly premium for them?
1 - If carriers provided adequate tower coverage, femtocells wouldn't be necessary. So they should provide them for free to get new customers.
2 - Femtocells use the customer's own already-paid-for Broadband IP service, so carriers have lower costs because they don't have to carry traffic on their own network.
Your question is legit. I have often wondered the same. It's double charging and taxing for the same service your already paying for.
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Sadly, AT&T will probably use Sprint's model: charge an inflated flat fee (try saying that three times fast 😁 ) for the device, then a money grubbing monthly fee - I'd guess at least $10.
Ah, but that's just me being pessimistic because I work for AT&T and as an employer . . . well, they pay the bills, and for that I am grateful.
Ah, but that's just me being pessimistic because I work for AT&T and as an employer . . . well, they pay the bills, and for that I am grateful.
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