tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1602249122722298598.post5878922146562285205..comments2023-10-30T07:44:59.926-07:00Comments on AT&T Critic: AT&T Hungers for Tiered Pricing Like The Dark Lord Hungers for the One RingMackay Bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15513778111749295320noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1602249122722298598.post-64658525584748340742010-02-27T09:11:16.568-08:002010-02-27T09:11:16.568-08:00Yeah, this is the "data hog" argument. ...Yeah, this is the "data hog" argument. "Abusive" people who download "data" 24 hours a day on their iPhone.<br /><br />I doubt this really exists. Who is really using an iPhone to download and upload a lot of stuff? Why wouldn't you simply go to a computer? Also, it's a lot faster to go to a wifi connection if for some reason you want to use your iPhone a lot for data downloading. (And you can go to a McDonald's and get it from AT&T for free.)<br /><br />There are probably high end business users, who do a lot with their iPhones. But those people are extremely valuable customers, who probably spend a lot of money on texting (60 cents a pop back and forth) and international calling. Plus they probably use AT&T business services. So why would you want to punish rich high end customers? It doesn't make any sense.<br /><br />Don't be fooled, all this talk about "data hogs" is simply a cover for charging the average customer more.Mackay Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15513778111749295320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1602249122722298598.post-41079682688451375452010-02-27T08:45:30.735-08:002010-02-27T08:45:30.735-08:00I agree with lots of your points. Phone companies ...I agree with lots of your points. Phone companies love to trick you into getting over your limits and then charging you mercilessly, by surprise.<br /><br />I was not quite aware that this is a business model to make major income, but probably you are right.<br /><br />Now I think there is a thing as "abusive" network use. If you spend day and night, 24 hours a day, at 4 megabits (0.4 MB/s) per second, uploading, downloading, exchanging data. 24 MB per minute, a Gigabyte per hour, 24 Gigabytes per day, 600 Gibabytes per monty, over air waves, that is clearly abusive. Even a tenth of that. After all you bought a cell phone plan.<br /><br />Even if I understand file exchangers, even if I myself might enjoy this, this is causing extra cost and congestion. Even on DSL or cable, but certainly airwaves have lower carrying capacities then fiberglass cable. <br />Anyone can calculate what the bandwith of one cell phone band is? Seems it is just a few megabits/sec for all customers in one cell?<br /><br />There should be a sanity limit. I know Telecoms in Brazil who after 4 GB monthly traffic just put you on a low speed access. This looks better then surprise charges, sudden cutoff or contract cancellation.Devil's Advocatehttp://human-stupidity.comnoreply@blogger.com