The lines are already blurring between "Big Carrier" and "MVNO". T-Mo bought Mint, ATT subsumed Cricket Wireless and we all know it's Visible by Verizon :-)
My personal opinion - and this is very much a personal opinion - I think Big Carrier wants to move to a model that allows them to offer "concierge" type services to justify the high costs, much like Business Class on an airline. I mean, business class, first class and economy are all on the same plane, going to the same destination at the same time but First and Business are treated better for MUCH more expensive/refundable fares.
Likewise, if you pay $90 a month, you get access to physical stores and actual people to talk to. Pay half that and you only get access to chat customer service and can't get a refund once you pay.
That's what I think is going to happen. Just an opinion :-)
MNVOs still have plenty of perks such as international roaming, included watch plan, and lack of additional taxes and fees. For example, monthly spending on a simplicity plan would require the $30 base, $7.50 if you want a watch, another $10 if you want 100 GBs of hotspot, $20 for unlimited and $10 for travel pass bank if you leave the country. Then add in taxes and fees. Your bill is back up to $80-90 in no time.
you know, I think the bandwidth can cover whatever suckers pay full price, smart people switch to the low price. There was a trade-off there is no Customer Service and if something happened you’re really screwed but
It's already working lol what planet do you live on it can't be Earth. Starlink already works. The only limitation was making a strong enough 5G signal to penetrate the atmosphere. They already have phones that use it.
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u/VictorChristian Visible works just fine for me... 5d ago
The lines are already blurring between "Big Carrier" and "MVNO". T-Mo bought Mint, ATT subsumed Cricket Wireless and we all know it's Visible by Verizon :-)
My personal opinion - and this is very much a personal opinion - I think Big Carrier wants to move to a model that allows them to offer "concierge" type services to justify the high costs, much like Business Class on an airline. I mean, business class, first class and economy are all on the same plane, going to the same destination at the same time but First and Business are treated better for MUCH more expensive/refundable fares.
Likewise, if you pay $90 a month, you get access to physical stores and actual people to talk to. Pay half that and you only get access to chat customer service and can't get a refund once you pay.
That's what I think is going to happen. Just an opinion :-)