Not very enticing... (Score: 1) by evilviper@pipedot.org on 2015-04-23 00:46 (#7MC7) Hmmm... $20/mo + $10/GB doesn't sound competitive, unless your data usage is MASSIVELY inconsistent from month to month, usually using just a bit of data, but sometime needing HUGE amounts of data.T-Mobile has offered a $30/mo 5GB service for years. Republic Wireless (on Sprint) offers 5GB of LTE for $40/mo and 3g for just $25/mo both with unlimited voice/text/mms. Boost/Virgin (Sprint) offer 2.5GB LTE for $35/mo. If you're going to use more than 6GB/mo, Sprint's completely unlimited $80/mo plan (which drops for each successive phone) should do it. Re: Not very enticing... (Score: 1) by zenbi@pipedot.org on 2015-04-23 03:07 (#7MHV) Remember, Google is just a middle man in this new service. The actual data is still being transfered using the T-Mobile and Sprint backend networks. This means, other than bulk discounts, Google is totally dependent on the pricing of the underlying services.Ars has compiled a really nice price comparison here: #7M6Y Re: Not very enticing... (Score: 1) by zafiro17@pipedot.org on 2015-04-23 16:02 (#7NXY) It's expensive economically but interesting technically. If it leads to interest the market may open up and prices will come down as a result.
Re: Not very enticing... (Score: 1) by zenbi@pipedot.org on 2015-04-23 03:07 (#7MHV) Remember, Google is just a middle man in this new service. The actual data is still being transfered using the T-Mobile and Sprint backend networks. This means, other than bulk discounts, Google is totally dependent on the pricing of the underlying services.Ars has compiled a really nice price comparison here: #7M6Y Re: Not very enticing... (Score: 1) by zafiro17@pipedot.org on 2015-04-23 16:02 (#7NXY) It's expensive economically but interesting technically. If it leads to interest the market may open up and prices will come down as a result.
Re: Not very enticing... (Score: 1) by zafiro17@pipedot.org on 2015-04-23 16:02 (#7NXY) It's expensive economically but interesting technically. If it leads to interest the market may open up and prices will come down as a result.