Fair price for an unlimited wireless data plan?
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Fair price for an unlimited wireless data plan?
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Sweden (Score:1, Informative)
In Sweden I pay SEK 69/month for unlimited wireless on top of a prepaid plan ($10/month). I think this is too much though as I remember an Ericsson presentation saying that mobile data costs is in the single-digit cents per GB. It is a very profitable business.
What unlimited wireless? (Score:5, Informative)
$25 with Virgin Mobile (Score:5, Informative)
Some mobile data for Finland (Score:3, Informative)
Rough sample pricing of unlimited data in Finland. You can also check out the coverage map of Elisa [elisa.fi] (the biggest carrier).
512 kb/s: 5€/month
2 Mb/s: 10€/month
21 Mb/s: 15€/month
42 Mb/s: 20€/month
5 euro, no limits, right now (Score:4, Informative)
I get unlimited wireless for 5 euro (no caps or usage limits, no tethering restrictions, etc.), and the price has not changed for more than a year. Obviously I voted for the $10 or less option.
The data fee is in addition to the basic 3G service fee, which costs less than 1 euro (actually 0.66) per month plus calls/SMS at 0.04 each. It's a rare month when the bill exceeds 10 euro total for calls and data. Needless to say, the phone is mine and relatively unlocked.
Re:What unlimited wireless? (Score:5, Informative)
From the carrier's perspective, that's still tethering. They don't particularly care whether the connection to your laptop/desktop is made through Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, IrDA, or a USB cable, only that it's connected at all.
Re:5 euro, no limits, right now (Score:5, Informative)
I get unlimited wireless for 5 euro (no caps or usage limits, no tethering restrictions, etc.), and the price has not changed for more than a year. Obviously I voted for the $10 or less option.
The data fee is in addition to the basic 3G service fee, which costs less than 1 euro (actually 0.66) per month plus calls/SMS at 0.04 each. It's a rare month when the bill exceeds 10 euro total for calls and data. Needless to say, the phone is mine and relatively unlocked.
Which country? Which network?
Country = Finland
Basic service = DNA Onni S [www.dna.fi]. Calls/SMS are 0.069 (not 0.04, my mistake for not having a bill in front of me).
Data addition = Laajakaista S [www.dna.fi]. And now that I checked my bill, I'm actually getting a 1 euro discount on the data service because of some sales campaign, so it's 3.90 euro instead of 4.90 euro.
If I was a real talker, I'd probably go for the 2.90 euro Onni L service which includes 100 minutes.
If I really wanted to watch streamed video on my phone, I'd go for the 9.90 euro Laajakaista M or if I was crazy enough to want HD streaming, I'd try the 15.90 euro Laajakaista L at 21Mbps (these data plans are also unlimited and have no restriction on tethering etc.).
BTW, if you try Google Translate on these pages, be warned that it sucks a little bit on Finnish to English, and the result might read like a user manual for a Korean appliance in the bad old days.
Re:No phone just data (Score:4, Informative)
Re:Speed (Score:4, Informative)
Re:No phone just data (Score:5, Informative)