Video eats 3G for lunch, says an Analyst

http://www.itnews.com.au/News/104224...ch-instat.aspx

Fairly obvious comments and pretty well sums up the limitations that 3G services
have. But not through technology, but rather, the policies put in place by the
carriers.

I'm with Telstra's NextG service. Whenever I open the browser in the phone and
go to the "home page" one of the first things that pop up are ads for getting
live footy action or subscribing to Foxtel. Both are video services and would
chew through my monthly allowance in a few minutes.

When they promote such services then turn around and charge like wounded bulls
it looks a tad hypocritical.

But the analyst is right - mobile broadband will never be a replacement for a
fixed line service. It's supplementary to it and a very handy business tool for
those who travel for work. For domestic users it's a nifty gadget, a luxury, if
you will for those who can afford it. But then, the internet as a whole is
really such a thing. If it all fell over tomorrow the earth wouldn't stop
turning and we'd still have work to go to (well those who don't work in the
internet industry would).

On Thu, 28 May 2009 17:15:25 +1000, Marts wrote:

> http://www.itnews.com.au/News/104224...dth-for-lunch-
instat.aspx
>
> Fairly obvious comments and pretty well sums up the limitations that 3G
> services have. But not through technology, but rather, the policies put
> in place by the carriers.

Actually, the limitations ARE because of technology.


> I'm with Telstra's NextG service. Whenever I open the browser in the
> phone and go to the "home page" one of the first things that pop up are
> ads for getting live footy action or subscribing to Foxtel. Both are
> video services and would chew through my monthly allowance in a few
> minutes.
>
> When they promote such services then turn around and charge like wounded
> bulls it looks a tad hypocritical.

Do you know what the word hypocritical means?


> But the analyst is right - mobile broadband will never be a replacement
> for a fixed line service. It's supplementary to it and a very handy
> business tool for those who travel for work. For domestic users it's a
> nifty gadget, a luxury, if you will for those who can afford it.

Everyone over the age of 18 can afford it if they want it.

You can get a gigabyte of data for $15-20.

"Marts" <marts@ymail.com> wrote in message
news:l6es15po05ec2ojgc66m63vfkul738lvdj@ymail.com. ..
> http://www.itnews.com.au/News/104224...ch-instat.aspx
>
> Fairly obvious comments and pretty well sums up the limitations that 3G
> services
> have. But not through technology, but rather, the policies put in place by
> the
> carriers.
>
> I'm with Telstra's NextG service. Whenever I open the browser in the phone
> and
> go to the "home page" one of the first things that pop up are ads for
> getting
> live footy action or subscribing to Foxtel. Both are video services and
> would
> chew through my monthly allowance in a few minutes.
>
> When they promote such services then turn around and charge like wounded
> bulls
> it looks a tad hypocritical.

You don't get charged data usage for Foxtel or AFL. The only charges are
for the subscription

> But the analyst is right - mobile broadband will never be a replacement
> for a
> fixed line service. It's supplementary to it and a very handy business
> tool for
> those who travel for work. For domestic users it's a nifty gadget, a
> luxury, if
> you will for those who can afford it. But then, the internet as a whole is
> really such a thing. If it all fell over tomorrow the earth wouldn't stop
> turning and we'd still have work to go to (well those who don't work in
> the
> internet industry would).
>