Comments on: Aroooooooon? http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/12/aroooooooon.html Daily news and opinion for 250,000 industry executives and mobile fanatics Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:16:00 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Eddy http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/12/aroooooooon.html/comment-page-1#comment-185601 Eddy Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:40:12 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2007/12/aroooooooon.html#comment-185601 Never thaught of this before. I live in Montreal and the only MNO CEO name that came first in my mind is Jean-Louis Costanza (tenmobile.fr). Actually a MVNO in France. They were the first to offer unlimited mobile email, MSN IM, and now unlimited surfing. Way long before the 2 big Orange and SFR did. You can even subscribe to unlimited email, IM and web starting from 12€/month. NO 3 year Rogers-Bell-Telus-style CONTRACT! By the way I can't tell a single name of a Rogers, Telus or Bell execs. Sorry. Maybe when one comes up with a decent offer this will change. Never thaught of this before.
I live in Montreal and the only MNO CEO name that came first in my mind is Jean-Louis Costanza (tenmobile.fr). Actually a MVNO in France. They were the first to offer unlimited mobile email, MSN IM, and now unlimited surfing. Way long before the 2 big Orange and SFR did. You can even subscribe to unlimited email, IM and web starting from 12€/month. NO 3 year Rogers-Bell-Telus-style CONTRACT!
By the way I can’t tell a single name of a Rogers, Telus or Bell execs. Sorry. Maybe when one comes up with a decent offer this will change.

]]> By: Ewan http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/12/aroooooooon.html/comment-page-1#comment-185528 Ewan Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:10:16 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2007/12/aroooooooon.html#comment-185528 I think you are probably right Barry. Stefan, I like your thinking. I think you are probably right Barry. Stefan, I like your thinking.

]]> By: Barry O'Connell http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/12/aroooooooon.html/comment-page-1#comment-185525 Barry O'Connell Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:04:13 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2007/12/aroooooooon.html#comment-185525 Surely it says that, as consumers, we are evaluating mobile services based on their product offerings, service levels and price point. I would think this a good thing. The mobile operators spend millions advertising their brands; o2 arena, Orange Wednesdays etc... I imagine the marketing teams are happy enough with that. CEOs are for investors & staff, not consumers (though my complaint to o2s chief last year did yield a nice monthly discount). I don't buy MS software because of Bill Gates or, God forbid, Steve Ballmer. Neither do I buy iPods because of the other Steve; though I suspect some might. I wonder if your concern is born out of society's increasing, but nonetheless irrelevant, belief in the cult of personality? Surely it says that, as consumers, we are evaluating mobile services based on their product offerings, service levels and price point. I would think this a good thing.

The mobile operators spend millions advertising their brands; o2 arena, Orange Wednesdays etc… I imagine the marketing teams are happy enough with that. CEOs are for investors & staff, not consumers (though my complaint to o2s chief last year did yield a nice monthly discount).

I don’t buy MS software because of Bill Gates or, God forbid, Steve Ballmer. Neither do I buy iPods because of the other Steve; though I suspect some might.

I wonder if your concern is born out of society’s increasing, but nonetheless irrelevant, belief in the cult of personality?

]]> By: Stefan Constantinescu http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/12/aroooooooon.html/comment-page-1#comment-185473 Stefan Constantinescu Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:39:55 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2007/12/aroooooooon.html#comment-185473 They're irrelevant for us unlocked and unbranded folks. You shouldn't have to know such useless data. They’re irrelevant for us unlocked and unbranded folks. You shouldn’t have to know such useless data.

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