Comments on: T-Mobile USA’s New Plans Show You What The Handset Subsidy Costs http://phoneboy.com/3232/t-mobile-usas-new-plans-show-you-what-the-handset-subsidy-costs Simplifying Network Security, Telecom, Gadgets, and More! Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:26:22 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: tom http://phoneboy.com/3232/t-mobile-usas-new-plans-show-you-what-the-handset-subsidy-costs/comment-page-1#comment-27553 tom Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:50:38 +0000 http://phoneboy.com/?p=3232#comment-27553 i really do like the idea of 'financing' the phones for 4-20 months. i believe some adaptation of 'carterphone rules' should make this the norm to replace traditional cell phone subsidieses. i just make sense for it to be more transparent. i also believe it could be good for smartphone manufactures long term as there product are perceived as 'more valuable' due to the actually prices being public, although they would probably be replaced less often. high end smartphones are very popular in places that have never had subsidized cell phones such as russia and china. for me personally i run a small used computer shop that has recently been diversifing into used smartphones. these type of plans should make more people look at used phones as an option. i really do like the idea of ‘financing’ the phones for 4-20 months. i believe some adaptation of ‘carterphone rules’ should make this the norm to replace traditional cell phone subsidieses. i just make sense for it to be more transparent. i also believe it could be good for smartphone manufactures long term as there product are perceived as ‘more valuable’ due to the actually prices being public, although they would probably be replaced less often. high end smartphones are very popular in places that have never had subsidized cell phones such as russia and china.

for me personally i run a small used computer shop that has recently been diversifing into used smartphones. these type of plans should make more people look at used phones as an option.

]]> By: tom http://phoneboy.com/3232/t-mobile-usas-new-plans-show-you-what-the-handset-subsidy-costs/comment-page-1#comment-27552 tom Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:42:24 +0000 http://phoneboy.com/?p=3232#comment-27552 this is a start. but where the unsubsidized discount plans for bringing your own phone really shine is at the low end of the price range. i would like to see typical 450-600 minute plans that currently go for around $40/month with a 2 year contract and free or discounted phone priced at $20/month bring your own phone. also i know more and more people with multiple smartphones(mostly for 'playing around with') many of these people would be interested in data only plans. we really need a $20 - $30 per month data only option with perhaps the ability to make voice calls on a per minute basis. for example i have a very simple cell phone i use for nearly all my voice calls but also own an iphone, a G1, 2 blackberrys and a couple other phones that i use strictly with WiFi i would like a cheap data only SIM card to pass between these phones. AT&T used to have a mediaNET option that was perfect but that has been discontinued over a year ago. i do have CDMA phones with cheap enough prepaid data but they do not have the right mix of a really cool OS, WiFi, etc. GSM has really taken over the cool phone market lately. this is a start. but where the unsubsidized discount plans for bringing your own phone really shine is at the low end of the price range. i would like to see typical 450-600 minute plans that currently go for around $40/month with a 2 year contract and free or discounted phone priced at $20/month bring your own phone. also i know more and more people with multiple smartphones(mostly for ‘playing around with’) many of these people would be interested in data only plans. we really need a $20 – $30 per month data only option with perhaps the ability to make voice calls on a per minute basis. for example i have a very simple cell phone i use for nearly all my voice calls but also own an iphone, a G1, 2 blackberrys and a couple other phones that i use strictly with WiFi i would like a cheap data only SIM card to pass between these phones. AT&T used to have a mediaNET option that was perfect but that has been discontinued over a year ago. i do have CDMA phones with cheap enough prepaid data but they do not have the right mix of a really cool OS, WiFi, etc. GSM has really taken over the cool phone market lately.

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