Japan gets a step closer

Stu · 03-03-2008, 13:07

There are some data roaming packages out there that won't break the bank if you keep it to text only e-mail downloads that you pull (as oppose to push) two to three times a day, but the focus is not on roaming; it is on prepaid. Roamers don't need the same bandwith range that we do. We're constantly looking for the deal and the company with a lot of bandwith on 900UMTs, 1700UMTs, or possibly 450UMTs, might be the one doing the all you can eat deals whereas the 2100mhz might be making out like a fat cow since it has all the roaming business. Obviously, there is a break even point. If you buy a $2,000 device on this theory, you'd better be an extremely heavy user.

Speaking of roaming costs and data, I ran into this article:

http://www.ispreview.co.uk/news/EkpuVFuEkVNMyqAlsd.html

Stu

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Stu (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Guru Posts: 1,091 Join Date: 11 Feb 2004 Location: Detroit (formerly Dubai) Country:	03-03-2008, 13:07 There are some data roaming packages out there that won't break the bank if you keep it to text only e-mail downloads that you pull (as oppose to push) two to three times a day, but the focus is not on roaming; it is on prepaid. Roamers don't need the same bandwith range that we do. We're constantly looking for the deal and the company with a lot of bandwith on 900UMTs, 1700UMTs, or possibly 450UMTs, might be the one doing the all you can eat deals whereas the 2100mhz might be making out like a fat cow since it has all the roaming business. Obviously, there is a break even point. If you buy a $2,000 device on this theory, you'd better be an extremely heavy user. Speaking of roaming costs and data, I ran into this article: http://www.ispreview.co.uk/news/EkpuVFuEkVNMyqAlsd.html Stu Last edited by Stu; 03-03-2008 at 15:59..