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Pay or not to pay for incoming calls and messages?
tote_b5 | 16 June, 2008 23:00
Hi there,
This is going to be a short post. I was just amazed by
the fact that the same topic was discussed in two different blogs
coming to totally different conclusions. It inspired me to write about
it briefly.
IntoMobile's (and also Nokia's) Stefan Constantinescu, an American blogger living in Finland, blamed Apple
why they had started negotiations with network operators and why not
tried to sell their handsets unlocked and unsubsidized. He explained
why the "American model" sucked (people have to pay even for incoming
calls and short messages, they're usually bound to contracts, there's
big burocracy, etc.) and praised the freedom Europeans and basically
the "Rest-of-the-world" enjoy.
On the other hand, it was shocking to read it from El Reg that an EU commissioner Viviane Reding would let mobile operators charge subscribers to receive calls".
Back to stone-age, ehh? It's the very reason why Europe and some
countries in Asia are ahead of the US in this area: the burden coming
from having a SIM-card + mobile device is not as big here as in the US.
American carriers demand too much from users (burocracy, long-term
commitment, etc.) while provide too little (poor services, strongly
controlled activities [in terms of used services, installable programs,
etc.]). I think it would be a huge step back if this idea came true.
Originally from mobile-thoughts.blogspot.com.
I promised that I would be short,
Tote :)
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Viviane Reding
internetlabor | 17/06/2008, 00:59
I'm happy that Mrs. Reding will give us an upper limit for data charges. Many people I know are afraid to use the phones data-connection, because they have no control what it is costs. This is a loose-loose-situation for the customer and the operator.
And it is bad for my business that I can't say how much downloading my software over the air costs. 100kb are what? 3cent, 1 euro, 2 euro? Depends on the contract, hidden somewhere on the last pages of a pdf.
I'm waiting for the day I can say to my customer "Downloading costs you max. 5 cent (or even 10) no matter what contract you have, and where in europe you are."
I think the interview had a trick question. If you read it careful, you see that she has just not said no. Even more, she said it is not her business to decide it. I wish more politcians would be so clear about what is their business to decide.
Unfortunately, the Register fails to give the link to the source of the original interview. Does anybody knows it?