468x60_Football

3G Video Calls - is the cost structure all wrong?


I’ve just come back from a Vodafone store. In-store I learnt that there were new tariffs available where I could make calls of up to 60 mins in length for free off-peak and at weekends.

The problem I faced though, was that in order to sign-up for these new tariffs I would lose the 50 mins of free video calling I currently get each month as well as the free Vodafone Live! video content.

At first I was quite hesitant and then I thought, hold on, I’ve only made around 10 mins worth of video calls in the last 6 months and I haven’t watched any of the video content for about 3 months. So, when having to decide between more voice mins or video calls/content, I opted for the additional voice mins.

I know that the networks want to maintain their voice minute revenue and increase ARPU through data usage, how on earth do they expect to do this when:

(a) Their tariffs are skewed towards voice mins?
(b) Their per min/Mb data charges are ridiculously high?

I can’t wait for my N91 with Wi-fi as then I won’t have to use any of Vodafone’s data services with their ridiculous prices.

Bookmark & Share

Related Posts

About the Author

author photo

Everton is based in London and has worked in the internet and mobile space for over ten years now, and before that worked in corporate strategy and consulting. He has a degree in Economics from Cambridge University, and currently runs the Portal and online operations for one of the largest ISPs in the UK. He also writes for Windows 7 News.

See All Posts by This Author

Subscribe without commenting

Post a Response


Comment Policy: Any comments are permitted only because the site owner is letting you post, and any comments could be removed for any reason at the absolute discretion of the site owner.
  • Subscribe Now!

    subscribe to my feed subscribe to my feed
    1 - What is RSS?
    2 - Or, signup & receive updates by email!
  • www.checkcost.co.uk

    Read Reviews & Compare

    Computer

    Laptops

    Printer

    MP3 Players

    Compare Prices

  • RSS Windows 7 News