"Snapper" <snapper1@y7mail.com> wrote in message
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> Michael wrote...
>
>> > Getting back to the issue, what is wrong with wanting a data pre-paid
>> > pack
>> > that expires along the same timespan as the voice calls?
>>
>> Nothing wrong with it, I'd also like free calls for the rest of my life,
>> but
>> unlikely to get it.
>
> This isn't about getting something for free. This is asking why the
> pre-paid data packs can't be sold along the same lines as the voice packs
> as far as expiration goes.

Prepaid data packs are the same as post paid data packs, they are charged
per month

Not hard to comprehend

Just like Foxtel on your mobile is sold "per month"

>> Almost everyone will save cash with a data pack
>
> Eh? Since when is paying for something "saving" cash? The savings come

If you are on PAYG, your data pack price is $0 and your data charges are (as
an example) $50. Total cost = $50
If you are on say a $5 data pack, and your data charges were, say $25 (with
excess data), then Total cost = $25.

See which one is cheaper.

Almost everyone benefits from a data pack

> Telstra is finding out, that most people don't do. Why? Because most
> people think that the 3G services are too expensive, or too slow, or

CYS - NextG is very fast

> NextG is great if you're using it for business purposes. But for
> home/residential use it's a luxury that most of us can't justify.

Unless you are a pov, anyone can afford it