iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
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Re: 250 MB / Month??? Your point?
AT&T is the underlying provider here. They aren't going to undercut themselves. The 250MB is there so you can surf the web (no video) and download eBooks (not TV episodes) while on the go. For those activities on a tablet, it's a completely reasonable amount. |
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| Agreed, it's a surf the web and email initial offering. I'm surprized amazon could get them this low for an entire year.
To put this in perspective your paying $4.19 a month for this 250mb a month plan. |
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 RRedlineRated RPremium
join:2002-05-15
Williamsport, PA | said by MovieLover76:Agreed, it's a surf the web and email initial offering. I'm surprized amazon could get them this low for an entire year.
To put this in perspective your paying $4.19 a month for this 250mb a month plan.
8-9 MB per day. Have fun with that on a tablet. I use way more than that on my phone, and I don't stream any media to it.
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 | Think about it this way: with that little data, you'll make a concerted effort to use the tablet on WiFi whenever possible.
If you do that and don't tether (speaking from experience with my iPad on a 1GB plan), you'll stay under 250MB. |
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RRedlineRated RPremium
join:2002-05-15
Williamsport, PA | I think there's going to be A LOT of people going over the cap without realizing just how little their "plan" allows them to use it (most people don't know what to relate a MB with). I totally understand that from a cost standpoint, it's a decent deal. I just think that a 250 MB plan is extremely light, especially considering how quickly one could use up the entire month's cap in less than two minutes.
Honestly, it sounds like a trap to me. Sucker people into buying the plan, then AT&T will profit from the overages.
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 LinklistPremium
join:2002-03-03
Longport, NJ
kudos:5
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said by MovieLover76:Agreed, it's a surf the web and email initial offering. I'm surprized amazon could get them this low for an entire year.
To put this in perspective your paying $4.19 a month for this 250mb a month plan.
Amazon doesn't mention about over cap charges. They may just shut you off. A Commentator thinks Amazon is using the low amount and price as a wedge to get their type of pricing implemented by the wireless providers. » www.techdirt.com/blog/wireless/a···ry.shtmlLots of people are reasonably mocking the 250MB limit. It is kinda useless. But, look at it as a wedge, and the beginning of the climb up the innovation slope, making Amazon's core business more valuable... and things could actually get quite interesting.
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 | reply to RRedline
My bet is that there won't be any overages. At 50% of your cap the Kindle will let you know. At 75%? Same thing. At 90%? Same thing. At 100%, the service will ust shut off for the rest of the month. |
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 BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | reply to RRedline
said by RRedline:said by MovieLover76:Agreed, it's a surf the web and email initial offering. I'm surprized amazon could get them this low for an entire year.
To put this in perspective your paying $4.19 a month for this 250mb a month plan.
8-9 MB per day. Have fun with that on a tablet. I use way more than that on my phone, and I don't stream any media to it. I suspect most people will use this at HOME where they have easy access to wi-fi. |
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BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | reply to MovieLover76
said by MovieLover76:Agreed, it's a surf the web and email initial offering. I'm surprized amazon could get them this low for an entire year.
To put this in perspective your paying $4.19 a month for this 250mb a month plan.
Yep $4.19 a month is a good price considering I know someone that is paying $20 a month for 300 MB on their Verizon cell phone. |
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