When Telcos began offering txt, pic, video and the like, they became ISPs. The push is towards a data pipeline like others on the net have stated. It's about data. If voice passes over that line as well, so be it. That's what we pay for. Data is data - no matter what form it comes in.
Although they network infrastructure is more fragile I think they have the duty to give the client what they are paying for. A flat-rate for unlimited traffic.
In every business a part of the earnings is used for updating, upgrading and expansion of the service depending on the customers' growth.
Specially the telecommunication's segment needs to be aware that the network bandwidth is never too big. It's about time for them to give some of that money (indirectly) back to the customers.
I have a feeling that, right now, we are in the dialup era of mobile ISP. In no more than 10 years, we will be broadband (just like it happened to wired ISPs). So their service offer will be osbolete before you know it!
Not so much net neutrality (which sites you can access) but usage neutrality (how much you can access). I would rather have and pay for data that is capped at 90% of what most users use, and have a way to track it.
As is always the problem with "Unlimited" plans is that people take it literally, and set up mini-servers or torrents that impact the usage for everyone else. I don't want to have laggy browsing just because someone is trying to torrent the latest American Idol in HD, over 3G.
I believe company's should have the right to allow or disallow what they want - Skype is a free app, and it is clearly advertised that it won't work over 3G. It may not be what people want, but if that's what those in control (Apple, AT&T) want then I don't think people should be allowed to contest that.
Much like the ongoing Psystar lawsuits - to me that shouldn't be an issue, if Apple say that noone else can install their software on non-apple machines, then they shouldn't be allowed to - these issues are for the company's to decide, not the courts or the FCC.
It's not a right to use these products, but a privilege to have access to them - anyone who doesnt know what they're getting should do their research a bit better!
Carriers shouldn't be forced to allow data only plans but shouldn't be allowed to restrict their network. If you pay for the iPhone and you don't talk on the phone a lot (like me, i've got a thousand+ rollover mins stacked up) using VoIP apps like skype just aren't that appealing. Skype is more of a hobby. If it's not running then you can't receive calls. It's not an actual phone.
This is still the case, yes, and will be until Apple releases its 3.0 firmware to the public. Presumably, if the FCC rules in favor of consumers and declares net neutrality on ATT's 3G infrastructure, the new support for data transfer paired with 3.0's push will make for a potentially decent phone. The UI might not be as nice as iPhone's own phone, but hey -- VOIP has yet to shine.
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When Telcos began offering
When Telcos began offering txt, pic, video and the like, they became ISPs. The push is towards a data pipeline like others on the net have stated. It's about data. If voice passes over that line as well, so be it. That's what we pay for. Data is data - no matter what form it comes in.
Although they network
Although they network infrastructure is more fragile I think they have the duty to give the client what they are paying for. A flat-rate for unlimited traffic.
In every business a part of the earnings is used for updating, upgrading and expansion of the service depending on the customers' growth.
Specially the telecommunication's segment needs to be aware that the network bandwidth is never too big. It's about time for them to give some of that money (indirectly) back to the customers.
I have a feeling that, right
I have a feeling that, right now, we are in the dialup era of mobile ISP. In no more than 10 years, we will be broadband (just like it happened to wired ISPs). So their service offer will be osbolete before you know it!
Yeah but...
Not so much net neutrality (which sites you can access) but usage neutrality (how much you can access). I would rather have and pay for data that is capped at 90% of what most users use, and have a way to track it.
As is always the problem with "Unlimited" plans is that people take it literally, and set up mini-servers or torrents that impact the usage for everyone else. I don't want to have laggy browsing just because someone is trying to torrent the latest American Idol in HD, over 3G.
I believe company's should
I believe company's should have the right to allow or disallow what they want - Skype is a free app, and it is clearly advertised that it won't work over 3G. It may not be what people want, but if that's what those in control (Apple, AT&T) want then I don't think people should be allowed to contest that.
Much like the ongoing Psystar lawsuits - to me that shouldn't be an issue, if Apple say that noone else can install their software on non-apple machines, then they shouldn't be allowed to - these issues are for the company's to decide, not the courts or the FCC.
It's not a right to use these products, but a privilege to have access to them - anyone who doesnt know what they're getting should do their research a bit better!
Carriers shouldn't be forced
Carriers shouldn't be forced to allow data only plans but shouldn't be allowed to restrict their network. If you pay for the iPhone and you don't talk on the phone a lot (like me, i've got a thousand+ rollover mins stacked up) using VoIP apps like skype just aren't that appealing. Skype is more of a hobby. If it's not running then you can't receive calls. It's not an actual phone.
This is still the case, yes,
This is still the case, yes, and will be until Apple releases its 3.0 firmware to the public. Presumably, if the FCC rules in favor of consumers and declares net neutrality on ATT's 3G infrastructure, the new support for data transfer paired with 3.0's push will make for a potentially decent phone. The UI might not be as nice as iPhone's own phone, but hey -- VOIP has yet to shine.