Comments on: Four answers to Rational Pricing http://saunderslog.com/2007/04/15/the-answer-to-rational-pricing/ A daily round table on the tech industry with experts and callers from all over the globe. Join us as we pick apart the news and get to the meat of what\'s happening out there. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:42:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: angryman http://saunderslog.com/2007/04/15/the-answer-to-rational-pricing/#comment-646244 angryman Sat, 15 Mar 2008 02:56:18 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2007/04/15/the-answer-to-rational-pricing/#comment-646244 I just got a SMS from Rogers which says that they going to apply long-distance rates on top of my current air time rate to all long-distance incoming calls. This is just ridicules. In Canada we have worse mobile service in the world and this is not a joke. Most developing countries have lower price rate for much better quality mobile service. I will vote for anyone on next election who can promise that we will have the mobile service provider that can deliver high quality service with a reasonable price rate. There is no one country in Europe has so high price rate and so poor quality service!!! I just got a SMS from Rogers which says that they going to apply long-distance rates on top of my current air time rate to all long-distance incoming calls.
This is just ridicules.
In Canada we have worse mobile service in the world and this is not a joke. Most developing countries have lower price rate for much better quality mobile service. I will vote for anyone on next election who can promise that we will have the mobile service provider that can deliver high quality service with a reasonable price rate. There is no one country in Europe has so high price rate and so poor quality service!!!

]]> By: Edward Kovarski http://saunderslog.com/2007/04/15/the-answer-to-rational-pricing/#comment-322865 Edward Kovarski Sun, 08 Jul 2007 20:12:25 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2007/04/15/the-answer-to-rational-pricing/#comment-322865 Looks like Verizon introduced a new plan in July called America's Choice with Canada. Includes unlimited long distance to Canada (and the USA) and a few other perks which wouldn't be of much use to me. I've emailed Verizon to confirm if there are any roaming charges when roaming in Canada. Might make use of it as there does not appear to be any competition in Canada for cell phones rates. Looks like Verizon introduced a new plan in July called America’s Choice with Canada. Includes unlimited long distance to Canada (and the USA) and a few other perks which wouldn’t be of much use to me. I’ve emailed Verizon to confirm if there are any roaming charges when roaming in Canada.

Might make use of it as there does not appear to be any competition in Canada for cell phones rates.

]]> By: Edward Kovarski http://saunderslog.com/2007/04/15/the-answer-to-rational-pricing/#comment-287361 Edward Kovarski Mon, 18 Jun 2007 02:53:20 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2007/04/15/the-answer-to-rational-pricing/#comment-287361 Looks like Verizon no longer offers their free roaming plans (aka North America Choice Plan) as of May 16, 2007. Only existing subscribers to the plan will be able to add lines with this option which is a bummer as it looked like an attractive option. Looks like Verizon no longer offers their free roaming plans (aka North America Choice Plan) as of May 16, 2007. Only existing subscribers to the plan will be able to add lines with this option which is a bummer as it looked like an attractive option.

]]> By: Jason Yeung http://saunderslog.com/2007/04/15/the-answer-to-rational-pricing/#comment-200746 Jason Yeung Sun, 15 Apr 2007 19:25:07 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2007/04/15/the-answer-to-rational-pricing/#comment-200746 Yep...for me, a North American plan would probably be the best option. Travelling between Toronto, Ottawa, and Waterloo has racked up a huge long distance bill for me, especially for incoming calls as I get charged 30c/min on top of airtime. It's a hassle to hangup and call someone back with a calling card, so I often just talk, and before long, my bills are $150+ a month for just a few hundred minutes of long distance voice. My data usage is another thing. I use about 500MB of data per month, spread between email, MobiTV, internet radio and web browsing. If I were to do this with Rogers, it would bankrupt me. T-Mobile offers the unlimited international data roaming which I'm on for an extra $20 a month. The callback services aren't an option for me as I get charged LD for any incoming calls outside of my calling area anyways, so things like MobileMiser won't work. Next time I head to the US I'm visiting a Verizon store. - Jason Yep…for me, a North American plan would probably be the best option. Travelling between Toronto, Ottawa, and Waterloo has racked up a huge long distance bill for me, especially for incoming calls as I get charged 30c/min on top of airtime. It’s a hassle to hangup and call someone back with a calling card, so I often just talk, and before long, my bills are $150+ a month for just a few hundred minutes of long distance voice.

My data usage is another thing. I use about 500MB of data per month, spread between email, MobiTV, internet radio and web browsing. If I were to do this with Rogers, it would bankrupt me. T-Mobile offers the unlimited international data roaming which I’m on for an extra $20 a month.

The callback services aren’t an option for me as I get charged LD for any incoming calls outside of my calling area anyways, so things like MobileMiser won’t work.

Next time I head to the US I’m visiting a Verizon store.

- Jason

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