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bubble	posted on 15th Jun 12 at 12:06
	quote: Originally posted by John You do it deliberately because you think people won't understand them though. We've had the same conversation more than once. As it was robbo who I was talking too, it made no difference.
bubble	posted on 15th Jun 12 at 12:05
	quote: Originally posted by Sam quote: Originally posted by bubble Be interesting to see how it takes off here as consumer ws normally ctns with separate bens on the bans. LOLWUT?! Sorry Sam I do that all the time apparently. As robbo knew what I would be talking about it was easier to use abbreviated names as he would understand them. I was saying it would be interesting how it works as normal ctns (consumer telephone numbers) have their own bens (billing entity numbers) on the bans (billing account numbers) so my point was its unlikely that a family of say 5 people would be happy to all pay a fee to gain access to data when the chances are someone in the family may use more than someone else. As it stands now with billing systems, you can have one account, with multiple numbers on, and assign different payment info to each number through use of a ben. When it comes to a share plan, like the new VZW plans it's split into fees, so not entirely fair for usage reasons.
John	posted on 15th Jun 12 at 12:04
	You do it deliberately because you think people won't understand them though. We've had the same conversation more than once.
bubble	posted on 15th Jun 12 at 12:00
	quote: Originally posted by John He does that all the time. Figures don't look very good to me, certainly not any better than what's available now. Yes John. I do that all the time. Out of the 6000 or so posts, nearly everyone of them has abbreviations in that only a select few people understand. Get a grip.
Rob_Quads	posted on 15th Jun 12 at 08:05
	I think the idea of having family plans is a good one although I can see when it involves childen that you could run into some problems. You almost need a family plan but still be able to restrict it per user otherwise son/daughter will spank it all on youtube
John	posted on 14th Jun 12 at 21:13
	He does that all the time. Figures don't look very good to me, certainly not any better than what's available now.
Sam	posted on 14th Jun 12 at 20:17
	quote: Originally posted by bubble Be interesting to see how it takes off here as consumer ws normally ctns with separate bens on the bans. LOLWUT?!
dannymccann	posted on 14th Jun 12 at 20:12
	How will this affect me? Atm I struggle to get 3G in Lincoln city centre, let alone HSDPA or even better, 4G :facepalm:
Rob_Quads	posted on 14th Jun 12 at 14:09
	quote: Originally posted by noshua Needed to happen a long time ago in the UK, data limits on mobile phones are a joke, when 4G finally comes I can see this being implemented here. You do realise as a consumer its very unlikely your going to be getting any more MB for your money. They are not going to change the pricing model so you now get twice as much data.
bubble	posted on 14th Jun 12 at 13:02
	Be interesting to see how it takes off here as consumer ws normally ctns with separate bens on the bans.
noshua	posted on 14th Jun 12 at 13:01
	Needed to happen a long time ago in the UK, data limits on mobile phones are a joke, when 4G finally comes I can see this being implemented here.
Robbo	posted on 14th Jun 12 at 12:56
	yes of course, commonplace in the business ector but the first time tis been attempted in consumer services (y)
bubble	posted on 14th Jun 12 at 12:54
	Vodafone done this for years already with EBU. Shared tariffs across upto 100 ctns iirc.
Robbo	posted on 14th Jun 12 at 09:56
	Verizon Wireless announced a fundamental change in the way it charges consumers for voice and data calls, a move that is likely to have far-reaching implications for the mobile industry. The company will abandon its monthly voice and data plans in favour of “Share Everything” plans that emphasise data usage over voice minutes. The move positions Verizon Wireless, and other operators that are likely to follow suit, to abandon the distinction between voice and data calls as voice becomes simply another application running over their 4G networks. The new plans, which will be introduced on June 28 for new monthly subscribers, feature unlimited voice and SMS messaging and metered monthly data allowances that can be shared by up to 10 devices. A new smartphone subscriber, for example, would pay a monthly access fee of $40 that includes unlimited calls and texts, and a fee of $60 for two gigabytes of data that could be shared between devices. Each additional device would also pay a monthly access tariff of $10 for a PC tablet or $20 for a laptop. Essentially intended to put a floor on voice and text revenue and drive further data rveenue by increased family smartphone and, esp, tablet revenue. US only, but EU operators likely to follow Can provide more details if anyone is interested :)