Ext User(Michael)
10-05-2008, 01:51 PM
"Snapper" <snapper1@y7mail.com> wrote in message
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> Michael wrote...
>
>> Prepaid data packs are the same as post paid data packs, they are charged
>> per month
>>
>> Not hard to comprehend
>
> Except that you're failing miserably in what we're talking about - not the
> cost comparisons but how the expiration policy for pre-paid data packs
> work compared to that for voice pre-paid packs or whatever they're called.
Data packs are a montly product, always have been, and always will be. So
why would you expect the CED (credit expiry date) of your data pack to be
anything other than monthly?
>> Just like Foxtel on your mobile is sold "per month"
>
> Totally different kettle of fish.
Exactly the same. It's a monthly VAS like your data pack
>> > Telstra is finding out, that most people don't do. Why? Because most
>> > people think that the 3G services are too expensive, or too slow, or
>>
>> CYS - NextG is very fast
>
> CYS?
Check Your Settings - your phone is fucked if NextG is slow.
> Fact remains that very few people who own mobiles for personal use make
> use of the 3G or NextG services, other than say, for MMS'ing. And cost is
Bullshit. MOST do.
news:48221aa6$0$25148$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com...
> Michael wrote...
>
>> Prepaid data packs are the same as post paid data packs, they are charged
>> per month
>>
>> Not hard to comprehend
>
> Except that you're failing miserably in what we're talking about - not the
> cost comparisons but how the expiration policy for pre-paid data packs
> work compared to that for voice pre-paid packs or whatever they're called.
Data packs are a montly product, always have been, and always will be. So
why would you expect the CED (credit expiry date) of your data pack to be
anything other than monthly?
>> Just like Foxtel on your mobile is sold "per month"
>
> Totally different kettle of fish.
Exactly the same. It's a monthly VAS like your data pack
>> > Telstra is finding out, that most people don't do. Why? Because most
>> > people think that the 3G services are too expensive, or too slow, or
>>
>> CYS - NextG is very fast
>
> CYS?
Check Your Settings - your phone is fucked if NextG is slow.
> Fact remains that very few people who own mobiles for personal use make
> use of the 3G or NextG services, other than say, for MMS'ing. And cost is
Bullshit. MOST do.