Comment Re:There's more here than meets the eye (Score 1) 371
The error in your logic is that it would cost the telcos anything more if you are using their data plan. The investment, at least here in Europe, has long since been done to build up both GSM/GPRS/EDGE and 3G networks. It does not cost the telcos a penny more for you to use the network, but the real cost comes from customer retention: reporting, billing, logging and archiving of network usage (mandatory since 9/11) and such.
As soon as you sign up, you become a cost to the operator. So I think it is quite fair that with a flat rate plan, you pay regardless of your network usage. If you don't like that, have a plan that's based on network usage and pay the premium for that. It's called product segmenting and the price is based on perceived value, not the actual cost of producing the service.
As soon as you sign up, you become a cost to the operator. So I think it is quite fair that with a flat rate plan, you pay regardless of your network usage. If you don't like that, have a plan that's based on network usage and pay the premium for that. It's called product segmenting and the price is based on perceived value, not the actual cost of producing the service.
