jimfitzgerald wrote:
I think 5 GB may be enough for all of this, but if not, you could purchase two 5 GB plans. I would not recommend a netbook, however. I would recommend a USB760 with a notebook computer. For a business application, $120 per month would not be excessive.
It's a bit ridiculous to even consider having to pay $120 bucks a month for a measley 10GB of data. The silly part is Verizon will sell you 10GB for $199.00 a month last check. Last I checked FIOS cost $99.00 a month for unlimited TV, Phone and internet to the few that can actually get it. I'm willing to bet there are far less with access to FIOS then their are Verizon Mobile Broadband. The target market for Verizon Mobile Broadband is not travelers or mobile business users. They couldn't feed there families if that was the actual market because it would be so small.
Who in there right mind is going to pay 60 bucks to view/access the web on a silly smart phone. Very few. I know one of about 100 in my place of business that even uses his phone for the web. I know about the same amount that might use a laptop for mobile web access. Most of those 100 have cell phones with no wired phones at home at all. Why pay for two phone services? So I'm offered free Verizon Wifi access at named locations with my MIFI? I don't need it most on the road locations offer FREE Wifi access for customer's what its worth most every McDonald's is a free WIFI access point. Have a Big Mac and check your emails, web, etc , etc if you must. You don't need a mobile broadband contract for that.
So you see the selling argument that wireless broadband is designed for on the road use primarily is just a sales pitch to try and justify the 5GB caps. Of the 30,000 residents of my county in Ohio only 10k of those live in small cities. The other 20,000 are rural people who don't live in town where wired is available. Most of Ohio not to mention a huge majority of most every state has a very large rural population whose only access to broadband is via cellular. We are tapping it and the suppliers were stupidly blind not to prepare for it. Their capacity is their problem and in the meantime we have to suffer as consumers because they are slow to invest or upgrade.
I would love to see these companies go back to the "We will switch you for free" like they did many years ago. If you think you provide a fair product they I challenge Verizon to not only do away with ETFs but also make it so you no longer have to agree to a contract at all? It's going to eventually come to that and I'll be a happy camper when it does. Then a company will have to sell us a good product with good options. No company is too big to fall. Remember Microsoft.
Oh btw this is Verizon's sale pitch on the 5GB plan,
Mobile Broadband Plan—5 GB Monthly Allowance
Best for heavy users that:
* Need a frequent mobile connection
* Send or receive email with large attachments
* Download or upload large files such as photos
* Need frequent access to Web sites
* Download music occasionally
See Details
5 GB (5,120 MB)
of data usage for
Internet access*
Verizon Wi-Fi
hotspot access
included
$59.99
monthly access
Buy Now
Best for heavy users? I'm a rural user of course I need a frequent mobile connection. I don't need VZW hot spot access nearly every fast food place or hotel has it for free via wireless network card.
