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Rich, More Carrier Forums? - - -
Rich, there are several new MVNOs launching (Mobile Virtual Network Operators- i.e. carriers like Virgin, who sell time on other carriers' networks but do not own a network of their own), such as Seven-Eleven. Yet some MVNOs don't have a forum of their own here yet. Nor do the pre-pay services of the national carriers, which may be different enough to warrant their own forums.
Perhaps there should be more pre-pay/pay-as-you-go service forums, including a 'Prepay General'? This seems like it'll be an increasing large segment of the market in the future, since most people in the US who can pass a credit check and want a cellphone already have one.
Perhaps there should be more pre-pay/pay-as-you-go service forums, including a 'Prepay General'? This seems like it'll be an increasing large segment of the market in the future, since most people in the US who can pass a credit check and want a cellphone already have one.
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As further rationale:
"According to consultants at the Yankee Group, pay-as-you-go customers will account for one of every four mobile users within the next three years."
http://www.business2.com/b2/web/articles/0,17863,690 ... »
"According to consultants at the Yankee Group, pay-as-you-go customers will account for one of every four mobile users within the next three years."
http://www.business2.com/b2/web/articles/0,17863,690 ... »
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I don't make a distinction between pre-paid and post-paid when determining which carriers to add to the site. I do list Virgin, for example.
My standard is simply # of subscribers. I list carriers that have about million or more customers.
Boost recently crossed that threshold, so I plan to add them. I've had trouble getting in touch with their marketing people, though. If I can ever get a response from them on a few questions, I'd love to add them.
There are a couple carriers listed that are smaller than 1 million, but they were added a very long time ago, before I came up with the 1 million threshold. It doesn't seem to make any sense to remove a carrier...
But the cutoff is necessary going forward just because there are so man...
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My standard is simply # of subscribers. I list carriers that have about million or more customers.
Boost recently crossed that threshold, so I plan to add them. I've had trouble getting in touch with their marketing people, though. If I can ever get a response from them on a few questions, I'd love to add them.
There are a couple carriers listed that are smaller than 1 million, but they were added a very long time ago, before I came up with the 1 million threshold. It doesn't seem to make any sense to remove a carrier...
But the cutoff is necessary going forward just because there are so man...
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Yeah, it would definitely be nice to add Boost, sorry their guys are being a pain.
What I was thinking is that the prepay user experience is something, like data usage, that cuts across carrier lines; and that as such, a catch-all Prepay forum, like the Wireless Data forum, might be a good thing. Also such a forum could handle all the tiny or up-and-coming MVNOs that don't meet the million user cutoff.
The prepay segment does seem to be taking off/playing an increasing role in the US cellular market, after all.
Just my take on it. Thanks for your response, Rich 🙂
What I was thinking is that the prepay user experience is something, like data usage, that cuts across carrier lines; and that as such, a catch-all Prepay forum, like the Wireless Data forum, might be a good thing. Also such a forum could handle all the tiny or up-and-coming MVNOs that don't meet the million user cutoff.
The prepay segment does seem to be taking off/playing an increasing role in the US cellular market, after all.
Just my take on it. Thanks for your response, Rich 🙂
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It would make sense to remove Qwest... absolutely no activity in the forum... or the company...
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i was wondering about maybe putting Centennial Wireless on..they have a pretty solid footing here in indiana ...and a 6 state area..
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