Comments on: Why Pay the iPad ‘3G Tax?’ Get a Pocketspot and Use Wi-Fi http://www.sidecutreports.com/2010/01/27/why-pay-the-ipad-3g-tax-get-a-pocketspot-and-use-wi-fi/ Cutting Reports from the Intersection of Telecommunications, the Internet and Public Policy Thu, 17 May 2012 11:00:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: MiFi and iPad to get connected without the 3G pricing worry | Enterprise Mobility at iPass http://www.sidecutreports.com/2010/01/27/why-pay-the-ipad-3g-tax-get-a-pocketspot-and-use-wi-fi/#comment-3553 MiFi and iPad to get connected without the 3G pricing worry | Enterprise Mobility at iPass Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:44:44 +0000 http://www.sidecutreports.com/?p=495#comment-3553 [...] up on the iPad pricing thread from Sidecut Reports and GigaOM’s Wednesday tweet, the MiFi + iPad combo is an under-appreciated approach to [...] […] up on the iPad pricing thread from Sidecut Reports and GigaOM’s Wednesday tweet, the MiFi + iPad combo is an under-appreciated approach to […]

]]> By: iPad + MiFi = solving the connected device problem | Enterprise Mobility at iPass http://www.sidecutreports.com/2010/01/27/why-pay-the-ipad-3g-tax-get-a-pocketspot-and-use-wi-fi/#comment-3517 iPad + MiFi = solving the connected device problem | Enterprise Mobility at iPass Fri, 16 Jul 2010 07:45:41 +0000 http://www.sidecutreports.com/?p=495#comment-3517 [...] up on the iPad pricing thread from Sidecut Reports and GigaOM’s Wednesday tweet, the MiFi + iPad combo is an under-appreciated approach to [...] […] up on the iPad pricing thread from Sidecut Reports and GigaOM’s Wednesday tweet, the MiFi + iPad combo is an under-appreciated approach to […]

]]> By: Timothy Tripp http://www.sidecutreports.com/2010/01/27/why-pay-the-ipad-3g-tax-get-a-pocketspot-and-use-wi-fi/#comment-3416 Timothy Tripp Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:44:38 +0000 http://www.sidecutreports.com/?p=495#comment-3416 I wanted to do just what you're suggesting, but both Verizon and Sprint have 5GB caps on their data usage (with huge charges for overage), and that's just unacceptable to me. I'm also not going to commit to 2 years with one of these companies or pay $60 a month for data. So, I'm waiting for my iPad 3G right now. If either Sprint or Verizon wants my business they can do this: 1. Sell me a Mifi for $99 2. Remove the 5GB data cap 3. Charge me $30 a month for unlimited data That's it. I have no particular loyalty to AT&T. I'm even a little peeved at them because although my iPhone can connect at Starbucks, my laptop can't without paying them more (and they don't offer tethering on my iPhone which is an entirely different rant). Honestly, the carriers need to accept that Americans want unlimited plans for reasonable prices. They say they're afraid of P2P traffic but they could just block that type of traffic through software and Terms of Use. The carriers are, right now, like AOL and Prodigy were when the Internet started to go mainstream unlimited about 10 years ago, trying to give people a certain number of hours a month they could get online. It's time to move past that and since the carriers aren't DOING that I'm glad Apple has forced at least one (AT&T) to think forward. I wanted to do just what you’re suggesting, but both Verizon and Sprint have 5GB caps on their data usage (with huge charges for overage), and that’s just unacceptable to me. I’m also not going to commit to 2 years with one of these companies or pay $60 a month for data. So, I’m waiting for my iPad 3G right now.

If either Sprint or Verizon wants my business they can do this:

1. Sell me a Mifi for $99
2. Remove the 5GB data cap
3. Charge me $30 a month for unlimited data

That’s it. I have no particular loyalty to AT&T. I’m even a little peeved at them because although my iPhone can connect at Starbucks, my laptop can’t without paying them more (and they don’t offer tethering on my iPhone which is an entirely different rant).

Honestly, the carriers need to accept that Americans want unlimited plans for reasonable prices. They say they’re afraid of P2P traffic but they could just block that type of traffic through software and Terms of Use. The carriers are, right now, like AOL and Prodigy were when the Internet started to go mainstream unlimited about 10 years ago, trying to give people a certain number of hours a month they could get online. It’s time to move past that and since the carriers aren’t DOING that I’m glad Apple has forced at least one (AT&T) to think forward.

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