http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/ Engadget Comments for Cricket's new tiered data plans seem like a model for the industry to us http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/Aug 3rd 2010 3:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/Aug 3rd 2010 3:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/Aug 3rd 2010 3:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/Might as well get a SIM for a laptop cell modem and stick it in a GSM phone add in VOIP like SKYPE and you have the cheapest phone in the world...
]]>Aug 3rd 2010 3:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/That sounds really convenient - I'm surprised more people don't do that.]]>Aug 3rd 2010 3:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/And that's why I love Sprint. Truly unlimited data. NO 5 GB cap like all the other carriers. Thank you Sprint.]]>Aug 3rd 2010 3:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/
I've always wanted T-Mobile to offer a Data Only plan. Was really surprised back in the day that Vonage never figured out how to offer a voip only cellphone.

I don't think that US carriers have the bandwidth they'd need to cater to several million cheap bastards like myself, using voip services like Google Voice or Skype on their cellphones.]]>Aug 3rd 2010 4:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/Aug 3rd 2010 4:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/ Shop --> Plans. Click on Internet and Email plans. They have a $40 a month unlimited data plan. No contract. And from the T-Mobile people I've spoken too, you don't need a voice plan! Why this isn't advertised more is beyond me. I've talked about this at length in other forums and our only guess is they'd be overwhelmed if everyone knew they could combine this + Google Voice. Imagine $40 / month and you get unlimited everything. Why does no one ever mention this!!??!!!??]]>Aug 3rd 2010 4:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/
Only on their phones. Their 3G modems for laptops still have the 5GB cap.]]>Aug 3rd 2010 4:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/
Just kidding, nobody cares you attention whore.]]>Aug 3rd 2010 5:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/Aug 3rd 2010 5:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/
Hey thanks for the heads up! I fully intend to try that out.]]>Aug 3rd 2010 6:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/Sprint most certainly does have a 5GB cap on their data cards, which is what this post is talking about.]]>Aug 3rd 2010 6:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/Doesn't google voice require a phone number to call?]]>Aug 6th 2010 2:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/Aug 3rd 2010 3:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/Aug 3rd 2010 4:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/Aug 3rd 2010 3:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/Aug 3rd 2010 3:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/
Also, this article's title is worded poorly...]]>Aug 3rd 2010 4:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/
But you have to pay $10 extra for the shrimp and crab.]]>Aug 3rd 2010 4:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/Aug 3rd 2010 4:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/Aug 3rd 2010 3:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/Aug 3rd 2010 3:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/
Yeah, this whole data cap thing is making me consider Sprint for the first time, ever.]]>Aug 3rd 2010 5:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/Aug 3rd 2010 3:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/Aug 3rd 2010 4:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/
They're one of the smaller carriers, like MetroPCS and US Cellular.]]>Aug 3rd 2010 4:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/Aug 4th 2010 3:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/Aug 3rd 2010 3:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/Aug 3rd 2010 3:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/Aug 3rd 2010 3:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/
Again, agree with Ziegler. When I'm working out in my garage, I always plug my phone into my garage stereo, and listen to Pandora ALL DAY LONG. And I lose my wifi out in the garage. Never really cared, as I have Sprint. ]]>Aug 3rd 2010 4:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/Easily the most impressive statement i have heard all day. Tip of the hat to you sir.]]>Aug 3rd 2010 4:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/Aug 3rd 2010 4:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/Aug 3rd 2010 3:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/Aug 3rd 2010 3:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/
Sprint FTW! ]]>Aug 3rd 2010 3:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/Aug 3rd 2010 3:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/Aug 3rd 2010 3:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/Aug 3rd 2010 3:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/Aug 3rd 2010 4:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/"...crazy supply-versus-demand world of capitalism we all call home..." Capitalism? I'm pretty sure supply-versus-demand is a direct function of physical reality. Of course, I guess we could get the government to legislate more resources into existence...

Don't laugh. It's been tried. ]]>Aug 3rd 2010 3:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/Aug 3rd 2010 3:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/
Infrastructure costs. Maintaining said infrastructure costs.

At least they aren't charging you for going over your chosen allotment.]]>Aug 3rd 2010 3:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/
Why should I have to pay for companies to implement data limiting hardware, monitoring, and pricing stuff?

If Linksys, Netgear and the other router companies would sell a $50 unsecureable (on the internet side) wireless/wired router that would have 5 fiber optic ports to connect to your neighbors router, we could have a extremely fast network, with no ISPs and no monthly fees in a few years. Some tax money might have to go toward hooking up one city to the next, and a few channels of DTV might have to go towards WAN connections for those people not close to any neighbors.]]>Aug 3rd 2010 4:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/
And who pays for your neighbors broadband bill? This makes no sense...

Again, infrastructure is not free.]]>Aug 3rd 2010 5:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/
That's making the assumption that there are two options for broadband pricing: free or what it currently costs. What about something in between? Wanting prices cheaper than the status quo does not have to mean mean free, but perhaps significantly less than what we typically pay now.]]>Aug 3rd 2010 6:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/
And obviously these companies feel the market will bear these pricing plans. They don't just do it out of spite. I'll say it again, infrastructure costs.

To make the improvements to keep up with the growth in data usage is a pretty big task. And then to have users cry for even more speed and more bandwidth?!?! Capacity and speed growth on a cellular network is quite expensive in both equipment and licensing. ]]>Aug 3rd 2010 6:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/crickets-new-tiered-data-plans-seem-like-a-model-for-the-indust/$10/year - Basic
$30/year - More
$60/year - Premium

Although I still support $0 anonymous internet access for all.]]>Aug 3rd 2010 3:58PM