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AT&T will likely charge you to use FaceTime over 3G/4G

parislemon:

stevekovach:

Me:

Right now AT&T charges $30 per month for 3 GB of data. That’s data you bought. With your money. Just like you buy candy or books or video games or gasoline.

But unlike when you buy candy or books or video games or gasoline, AT&T thinks it can tell you how to use your data. If I buy a gallon of gasoline, ExxonMobil doesn’t charge me later for using it a different way. That’s because it’s my gasoline. I can use it to run my car or my motorcycle or my boat. Light it on fire. Whatever.

I’m shocked — shocked! — that AT&T would try to nickel and dime their customers.

This shows how operators struggle to adapt their business models to new applications. Doesn’t seem to be a smart move to me in this case.

  1. jufemaiz reblogged this from parislemon and added:
    Heh - sounds like my commentary!
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  6. celestial-muffins reblogged this from parislemon and added:
    I had beta 2 on my phone and used FaceTime over Cellular once. I was amazed about how it actually worked. Now that I...
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  8. taestell reblogged this from parislemon and added:
    is charging customers once for a data plan, and then charging them a second time
  9. jayday69 reblogged this from parislemon
  10. erinltompkins reblogged this from parislemon and added:
    O_o wow, just…
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  12. nick-sleeves reblogged this from parislemon and added:
    I have the solution….don’t get an iPhone!
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  14. vanzelst reblogged this from parislemon and added:
    This shows how operators struggle to adapt their business models to new applications. Doesn’t seem to be a smart move to...
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  16. theworldaccordingtoevie reblogged this from parislemon and added:
    LOL @ the sarcasm
  17. el-shizzle reblogged this from parislemon and added:
    Fucking AT&T -_-
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  19. parislemon reblogged this from stevekovach and added:
    I’m shocked — shocked! — that AT&T would try to nickel and dime their customers.
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