Federal government to open cellphone market to foreign ownership

[TOPEC]

Originally Posted by q0192837465

hmmm, maybe i should wait for it to launch

I'm considering the Bell Bronze plan:
For $30, u get
1. unlimited browsing,
2. 100 daytime mins,
3. unlimited wkends.evening starting @ 6pm
4. Call forward, conference call

I think that's a decent plan since I dun text at all

u should clarify about the "unlimited browsing" with the carrier before u use it.
if i remember right it's useless cause it's only certain pages that r unlimited, so u'll get charged browsing revscene.

[k2_alpha]

^not for Bell.

its unlimited mobile browser.
it is exactly what the names states
unlimited internet browsing on a regular non data phone.

[skyxx]

^ Okay good, you clarified it. No data phone.

[silva95teg]

I am wondering what spectrum new entrants are going to use, wind is using their own but then they have a very limited selection of handsets. I would assume anyone building their own network on an entirely new frequency range would be in the same boat.

[Tapioca]

Whenever these discussions come up, I always ask myself, "How much wireless service do people actually need?"

This is what I have:

- 200 minutes
- 500 MB of data
- Unlimited texting
- Unlimited calls on weekends and weeknights after 6 PM

I pay just over $50/month for this service which I think is fairly reasonable (and has pretty much eliminated my need for a landline), but I know others pay less for more service. Why do you need unlimited data anyway? How connected to the 'cloud' do you need to be? If I need to make a call during the day, I use my office phone. Or if I want to spend 2-3 hours talking to someone, I'd rather do that in person over a beverage than over a phone. When I want to browse the web heavily, I do so at home with my fibre-optic 20 MBPS connection that I pay $35 for. Mobile web browsing can't replace what can be done a computer, at least not for the short-term. Even if you wanted unlimited data so you could tether and replace your home internet connection, 3G speeds can't replicate a good fibre optic connection, at least not yet. And if everyone did the same thing, I'm sure we would have major network problems because our mobile networks are not currently equipped to handle that kind of traffic. But on the other hand, you could always argue that the demand will force companies to ramp up their infrastructure.

This probably comes off as a bit of a rant, but when I hear of calls for more competition and cheaper services, I wonder how much people want to actually pay. People always make comparisons to Hong Kong, but when you have an area the size of Metro Vancouver, it's easy to provide cheap service.

[raygunpk]

Originally Posted by Tapioca

Whenever these discussions come up, I always ask myself, "How much wireless service do people actually need?"

This is what I have:

- 200 minutes
- 500 MB of data
- Unlimited texting
- Unlimited calls on weekends and weeknights after 6 PM

I pay just over $50/month for this service which I think is fairly reasonable (and has pretty much eliminated my need for a landline), but I know others pay less for more service. Why do you need unlimited data anyway? How connected to the 'cloud' do you need to be? If I need to make a call during the day, I use my office phone. Or if I want to spend 2-3 hours talking to someone, I'd rather do that in person over a beverage than over a phone. When I want to browse the web heavily, I do so at home with my fibre-optic 20 MBPS connection that I pay $35 for. Mobile web browsing can't replace what can be done a computer, at least not for the short-term. Even if you wanted unlimited data so you could tether and replace your home internet connection, 3G speeds can't replicate a good fibre optic connection, at least not yet. And if everyone did the same thing, I'm sure we would have major network problems because our mobile networks are not currently equipped to handle that kind of traffic. But on the other hand, you could always argue that the demand will force companies to ramp up their infrastructure.

This probably comes off as a bit of a rant, but when I hear of calls for more competition and cheaper services, I wonder how much people want to actually pay. People always make comparisons to Hong Kong, but when you have an area the size of Metro Vancouver, it's easy to provide cheap service.

and what's the deal with ovaltine? the jar is round, the mug is round, it should be called roundtine.

[DsZ24]

Originally Posted by raygunpk

and what's the deal with ovaltine? the jar is round, the mug is round, it should be called roundtine.

Haha