Mobile Internet, regular Internet and a bunch of crap
Mobile Internet Providers Think That Usage Won't Change
by Ayo
What are the main differences between cell phone data, wifi access and home Internet use?
I think we are about to get conned.
The Internet at home is not based on a rate of usage scale. In fact, since the decline of dial-up internet and the original AOL business plan, the Internet has always worked on a flat billing rate.
I understand that mobile Internet data tends to use cell phone networks in a costly and inefficient manner. I get that. But bit-by-bit billing isn't the answer. The mobile internet market would close overnight.
The mobile Internet is used the same as the home Internet. General use of the Internet exploded when people were using it like a casual tool, even a passive one. Putting in data caps and forcing people to prioritize their Internet usage would be a deathblow to the non-essential Internet: games, discussion groups, videos and downloadables like books, comics, PDFs, music and so on.
I operate an iPhone and use it to do everything: email, Facebook, buy comics, read comics, browse the web, watch videos, buy music, buy videos, watch Netflix, write blog posts, buy games...
You get the picture. What will happen to that usage if I have to place a price tag on every minute, on every click-and-load, on every download? The answer is that I will become naturally reluctant to spend those entertainment dollars because each purchase would come attached to an additional fee.
It is madness. Television viewers pay for their cable subscription and that's that. Desktop Internet users pay their flat Internet bill and that's that. Cell phone users even have the option for an unlimited talking plan. Currently, mobile Internet users like myself pay our monthly data bill and that's that. A tiered subscription style would end any sense of an open marketplace for consumers and would shut mobile customers out of participating in many activities and services that desktop customers easily enjoy.
Ridiculous.
by Ayo
What are the main differences between cell phone data, wifi access and home Internet use?
I think we are about to get conned.
The Internet at home is not based on a rate of usage scale. In fact, since the decline of dial-up internet and the original AOL business plan, the Internet has always worked on a flat billing rate.
I understand that mobile Internet data tends to use cell phone networks in a costly and inefficient manner. I get that. But bit-by-bit billing isn't the answer. The mobile internet market would close overnight.
The mobile Internet is used the same as the home Internet. General use of the Internet exploded when people were using it like a casual tool, even a passive one. Putting in data caps and forcing people to prioritize their Internet usage would be a deathblow to the non-essential Internet: games, discussion groups, videos and downloadables like books, comics, PDFs, music and so on.
I operate an iPhone and use it to do everything: email, Facebook, buy comics, read comics, browse the web, watch videos, buy music, buy videos, watch Netflix, write blog posts, buy games...
You get the picture. What will happen to that usage if I have to place a price tag on every minute, on every click-and-load, on every download? The answer is that I will become naturally reluctant to spend those entertainment dollars because each purchase would come attached to an additional fee.
It is madness. Television viewers pay for their cable subscription and that's that. Desktop Internet users pay their flat Internet bill and that's that. Cell phone users even have the option for an unlimited talking plan. Currently, mobile Internet users like myself pay our monthly data bill and that's that. A tiered subscription style would end any sense of an open marketplace for consumers and would shut mobile customers out of participating in many activities and services that desktop customers easily enjoy.
Ridiculous.