Comments on: Unlimited Usage Plans: Are They Worth It?

By: Rico

Rico — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 05:35:47 +0000

Hi Jason,

Lemme check first if I can share this paper. I’ll let you know as soon as possible.

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 06:22:27 +0000

Hey Rico,

Regarding the white paper that you mentioned:
Are there any disclaimers/disclosures of ties with other telcos? It seems that the timing for the publication of a white paper that somewhat deprecates Sun Cellular would be so opportune with the launch of Red Mobile, which positions itself against Sun Cellular.

I own a Red Mobile SIM myself, and was looking around the web for comparisons between unlimited usage plans and dirt-cheap tariff offers. I stumbled upon your article and found it interesting how the focus is specifically with Sun.

Hope you could share the white paper as well (or a link, perhaps?).

Thanks and more power to your site!

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By: sultanjr

sultanjr — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:30:56 +0000

I think the big problem with unlimited call/text plans is the call habits of some people which lead to network congestion and, thus, dropped or unconnected calls. One guy I know used to work around with his phone’s earpiece on, talking to his girlfriend the whole day. He wouldn’t even stop the call even when eating or talking to someone else. Another teenager I know also used to send text-spam to people in his contact list just because it was free. I realize the majority of users aren’t like this, but to what extent does abuse like this cause dropped calls and/or network congestion?