Everything is pointing to the end of the year, but no firm date. They've also reduced their 12 month Sim-Only "One Plan" to £15/month. That includes Unlimited data which can be tethered. So when 4G comes along that looks like a very good price.
I wish that were true. They flushed all almost all of the unlimited data plans on mobile over here. There are the fringe companies like T-Mobile and Sprint still offering it, but it's all a ruse anyway. After you hit a certain limit they begin to throttle you, how the fuck is that unlimited?
I had to purchase a business class internet here at home to get an uncapped monthly plan! Good thing I actually had a business at one point! I get ~25/10 pretty consistently. I've attached a screenshot from my phone. Some days I can get around ~50/25 on it!
That may be true "over there" but here 3G is truly useless. I think they've either done it on purpose or are using most of the spectrum for something else.
Who pays for stuff like DNS servers and whatever other stuff is required to keep stuff going? Also I assume over time equipment will need upgrading to meet the demands of increased traffic/connections/PRON!
Mobile networks (maybe not so much now networks seem to be offering unlimited/thousands of texts) charge for sending text messages which I believe don't add any extra overhead to the network, unlike calls/data.
I don't think DNS is a good example. The two companies that are best at it provide the service for free.
There's no doubt that there are maintenance costs but the only time I /think/ they would be large is when moving to a new technology.
I heard yesterday that Time Warner Cable is going to raise their modem rental rates from 3.49 to 5.99 and they would make an extra hundred million or so. That's complete bullshit.
You rent your equipment?
Most ISPs over here send you a free router and don't even want it back when you leave. There was only Be who wanted theirs back when I left. They seem to be generally viewed as disposable.
Wasn't sure about the DNSs but I think what I meant was is it just lay the cables, etc. and forget about it or are there more costs involved? Staff, electric, the Boss's Ferrari, etc.
We pay far more for our water and that falls out of the sky :O
DSL usually provide a free modem, cable makes you rent them. I personally own my cable modem, but have to rent the modem for my phones. If you have static IP's they make you use/rent their modem. It's all a racket that makes them rich while they cry poor to the government.
Ha, yes but you can't live without water! Plus you'd stink without it!