[Cialug] Commerical Interruption

Fri Nov 19 14:26:37 CST 2010

There are a couple differences - there's actually no 4G locally and it's not forecasted here for quite a while. You also have the risk of your service being turned off once Sprint determines that you've rooted their phone and are tethering it.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org 
> [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On Behalf Of Josh More
> Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 2:18 PM
> To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Cialug] Commerical Interruption
> 
> It seems to me that Sprint has a better deal.  For 4G, with 
> unlimited everything and tethering to a rooted phone the 
> total cost is about $110/mo.
> 
> 
> -Josh More, CISSP, GIAC-GSLC, GIAC-GCIH, RHCE, NCLP 
> morej at alliancetechnologies.net
> 515-245-7701
> 
> ________________________________________
> From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org [cialug-bounces at cialug.org] 
> on behalf of Dave Weis [djweis at internetsolver.com]
> Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 14:13
> To: 'Central Iowa Linux Users Group'
> Subject: Re: [Cialug] Commerical Interruption
> 
> OK, last questions for a while. Regarding the unlimited 
> option, what would everyone think of a device with unlimited 
> minutes and texts and 5 gigs of data usage, but with 
> tethering to a laptop allowed? The cost would be near what 
> the verizon unlimited for phone plan is, around $150 per month.
> 
> Another thing I was thinking about was allowing you to either 
> pay upfront for the phone or pay it per month. Thoughts?
> 
> Dave
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --
> Dave Weis
> 515-224-9229
> djweis at internetsolver.com
> http://www.internetsolver.com/
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> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org
> > [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On Behalf Of Dave Weis
> > Sent: Friday, November 12, 2010 3:04 PM
> > To: 'Central Iowa Linux Users Group'
> > Subject: Re: [Cialug] Commerical Interruption
> >
> >
> > Good points!
> >
> > 1. I can agree with that. Looking over the data that I 
> gathered, there 
> > are 3 phones out of 40 that went over 1000 text messages in 
> a month, 2 
> > of them were myself and another employee here. Some of them as a 
> > combined set of phones in the plan used more than 1000 
> messages but if 
> > each phone had 1000 and they were pooled no one would be over.
> >
> > 2. We'll try to have a basic phone or two and a nice droid. I also 
> > want to get a blackberry model but it's been a pain dealing 
> with RIM.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
> > --
> > Dave Weis
> > 515-224-9229
> > djweis at internetsolver.com
> > http://www.internetsolver.com/
> > Please check out our Complete Support Service 
> > http://www.internetsolver.com/completesupport/
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org
> > > [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On Behalf Of Matt Patterson
> > > Sent: Friday, November 12, 2010 12:41 PM
> > > To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
> > > Subject: Re: [Cialug] Commerical Interruption
> > >
> > > I think that your plans are very reasonable but there are a
> > few issues
> > > with it.
> > >
> > > 1) Customers have this thing for "unlimited"    Whether it is
> > > actually unlimited or not, they still like seeing it on the
> > rate card
> > > and being able to say that they have unlimited
> > > texting because they text all the time.    When the reality
> > > of the situation is much much less than "unlimited" on 
> both counts.
> > >
> > > 2) Phone selection.   IMHO, users are buying more on what
> > > phones you have and the plans are secondary.  Can I get an
> > > iPhone/ EVO/ DroidUberPhone with your service?    Great...now
> > > let's talk about your plans.
> > >
> > > Just my two cents.
> > >
> > > -Matt
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Nov 12, 2010, at 11:43 AM, Dave Weis wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > If anyone is interested in the stats so far, the average
> > > minute usage per phone is 350, average texts per phone is
> > 360, and the
> > > average data usage per phone is 291 megs. If you exclude
> > the non data
> > > users, the average usage per phone is
> > > 621 megs per month. The average cost per telephone is $45.
> > > >
> > > > If we offered something in the range of 500 minutes, 500
> > > text, and 500 megs for $50 and 1000 minutes, 1000 text, and
> > 1000 megs
> > > for $75, would that be appealing?
> > > >
> > > > Dave
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Dave Weis
> > > > 515-224-9229
> > > > djweis at internetsolver.com
> > > > http://www.internetsolver.com/
> > > > Please check out our Complete Support Service 
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> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >> -----Original Message-----
> > > >> From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org
> > > >> [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On Behalf Of Dave Weis
> > > >> Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2010 3:05 PM
> > > >> To: 'Central Iowa Linux Users Group'
> > > >> Subject: [Cialug] Commerical Interruption
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> Sorry for the non-Linux related question but I would greatly 
> > > >> appreciate everyone's input on a new product we are 
> working on - 
> > > >> wireless telephone service. I need to gather a couple
> > bits of data
> > > >> to get a better idea of pricing and plans that people
> > have. If you
> > > >> could reply offlist with the following questions I 
> would greatly 
> > > >> appreciate it:
> > > >>
> > > >> * Carrier
> > > >> * Number of phones on plan
> > > >> * Monthly Cost
> > > >> * Minutes Used per Month
> > > >> * Texts Used per Month
> > > >> * KB/MB Used per Month
> > > >>
> > > >> If you don't know all of the questions just let me 
> know the ones 
> > > >> you do know.
> > > >>
> > > >> I'm going to be looking for some testers in a month or 
> two that 
> > > >> will be the first people on Internet Solver Wireless. If
> > you have
> > > >> any other questions, let me know.
> > > >>
> > > >> Thanks
> > > >> Dave
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> --
> > > >> Dave Weis
> > > >> 515-224-9229
> > > >> djweis at internetsolver.com
> > > >> http://www.internetsolver.com/
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