Comments on: Are operators blocking free US mobile broadband? http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/08/are_operators_blocking_free_us_mobile_broadband.html Daily news and opinion for 250,000 industry executives and mobile fanatics Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:39:00 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mike42 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/08/are_operators_blocking_free_us_mobile_broadband.html/comment-page-1#comment-240970 Mike42 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 03:05:22 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/?p=8330#comment-240970 You won't see any such thing, IMHO.<br><br>We've had attempts at 'free' wireless data before. Most recently, the steaming pile of FAIL that has been municipal WiFi. Nice idea, pity the laws of physics, user expectations and market forces got in the way. <br><br>You get what you pay for, and if you pay nothing that's what you'll get. So unless you are happy for your taxes to pay for 'free' data (there's a can of worms right there regarding market distortions) no-one's going to bankroll it.<br><br>It just doesn't work. Think about it - Say some MNO is forced to offer truly free mobile data as part of their licence. So everyone piles on in - it's truly free, right? Tragedy of the Commons ensues. The customer experience is then abysmal. Only the utterly skint would be prepared to put up with it. Everyone else realises they like paying a bit for QoS. Back they go to their previous supplier. <br><br>Ho hum. You won't see any such thing, IMHO.

We've had attempts at 'free' wireless data before. Most recently, the steaming pile of FAIL that has been municipal WiFi. Nice idea, pity the laws of physics, user expectations and market forces got in the way.

You get what you pay for, and if you pay nothing that's what you'll get. So unless you are happy for your taxes to pay for 'free' data (there's a can of worms right there regarding market distortions) no-one's going to bankroll it.

It just doesn't work. Think about it – Say some MNO is forced to offer truly free mobile data as part of their licence. So everyone piles on in – it's truly free, right? Tragedy of the Commons ensues. The customer experience is then abysmal. Only the utterly skint would be prepared to put up with it. Everyone else realises they like paying a bit for QoS. Back they go to their previous supplier.

Ho hum.

]]> By: Mike42 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/08/are_operators_blocking_free_us_mobile_broadband.html/comment-page-1#comment-234768 Mike42 Sat, 16 Aug 2008 22:05:22 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/?p=8330#comment-234768 You won't see any such thing, IMHO.<br><br>We've had attempts at 'free' wireless data before. Most recently, the steaming pile of FAIL that has been municipal WiFi. Nice idea, pity the laws of physics, user expectations and market forces got in the way. <br><br>You get what you pay for, and if you pay nothing that's what you'll get. So unless you are happy for your taxes to pay for 'free' data (there's a can of worms right there regarding market distortions) no-one's going to bankroll it.<br><br>It just doesn't work. Think about it - Say some MNO is forced to offer truly free mobile data as part of their licence. So everyone piles on in - it's truly free, right? Tragedy of the Commons ensues. The customer experience is then abysmal. Only the utterly skint would be prepared to put up with it. Everyone else realises they like paying a bit for QoS. Back they go to their previous supplier. <br><br>Ho hum. You won't see any such thing, IMHO.

We've had attempts at 'free' wireless data before. Most recently, the steaming pile of FAIL that has been municipal WiFi. Nice idea, pity the laws of physics, user expectations and market forces got in the way.

You get what you pay for, and if you pay nothing that's what you'll get. So unless you are happy for your taxes to pay for 'free' data (there's a can of worms right there regarding market distortions) no-one's going to bankroll it.

It just doesn't work. Think about it – Say some MNO is forced to offer truly free mobile data as part of their licence. So everyone piles on in – it's truly free, right? Tragedy of the Commons ensues. The customer experience is then abysmal. Only the utterly skint would be prepared to put up with it. Everyone else realises they like paying a bit for QoS. Back they go to their previous supplier.

Ho hum.

]]> By: Mike42 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/08/are_operators_blocking_free_us_mobile_broadband.html/comment-page-1#comment-225222 Mike42 Sat, 16 Aug 2008 21:05:22 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/?p=8330#comment-225222 You won't see any such thing, IMHO.<br><br>We've had attempts at 'free' wireless data before. Most recently, the steaming pile of FAIL that has been municipal WiFi. Nice idea, pity the laws of physics, user expectations and market forces got in the way. <br><br>You get what you pay for, and if you pay nothing that's what you'll get. So unless you are happy for your taxes to pay for 'free' data (there's a can of worms right there regarding market distortions) no-one's going to bankroll it.<br><br>It just doesn't work. Think about it - Say some MNO is forced to offer truly free mobile data as part of their licence. So everyone piles on in - it's truly free, right? Tragedy of the Commons ensues. The customer experience is then abysmal. Only the utterly skint would be prepared to put up with it. Everyone else realises they like paying a bit for QoS. Back they go to their previous supplier. <br><br>Ho hum. You won't see any such thing, IMHO.

We've had attempts at 'free' wireless data before. Most recently, the steaming pile of FAIL that has been municipal WiFi. Nice idea, pity the laws of physics, user expectations and market forces got in the way.

You get what you pay for, and if you pay nothing that's what you'll get. So unless you are happy for your taxes to pay for 'free' data (there's a can of worms right there regarding market distortions) no-one's going to bankroll it.

It just doesn't work. Think about it – Say some MNO is forced to offer truly free mobile data as part of their licence. So everyone piles on in – it's truly free, right? Tragedy of the Commons ensues. The customer experience is then abysmal. Only the utterly skint would be prepared to put up with it. Everyone else realises they like paying a bit for QoS. Back they go to their previous supplier.

Ho hum.

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