Beware Millenicom
Just got notice there raising there rates $20.00 bucks a month to $89.99
This really does suck.
This really does suck.
Forum Discussion
- Gonna have to rethink the move away from VZ now
dons2346 wrote:
Gonna have to rethink the move away from VZ now
Verizon 20 GB = $150/mon
Millenicom 20 GB = $90/mon
So why do you want to stay with Verizon?- Bummer! I was going to sign up this month. :(
- Blame Verizon, not Millenicom, Verizon sells access to Millinicom. Verizon raised rates to Millinicom.
pawatt wrote:
Blame Verizon, not Millenicom, Verizon sells access to Millinicom. Verizon raised rates to Millinicom.
Why blame anyone? As bandwidth demands increase, the providers have to upgrade or add equipment to accommodate those demands. None of that is free.HappyKayakers wrote:
pawatt wrote:
Blame Verizon, not Millenicom, Verizon sells access to Millinicom. Verizon raised rates to Millinicom.
Why blame anyone? As bandwidth demands increase, the providers have to upgrade or add equipment to accommodate those demands. None of that is free.
Typically as demand increases, cost goes down not up. The US has the slowest and most expensive internet service of the industrial nations.
The price increase has nothing to do with cost increase, it is the provider taking higher profits due to the lack of true competition in the marketplace.pugslyyy wrote:
HappyKayakers wrote:
pawatt wrote:
Blame Verizon, not Millenicom, Verizon sells access to Millinicom. Verizon raised rates to Millinicom.
Why blame anyone? As bandwidth demands increase, the providers have to upgrade or add equipment to accommodate those demands. None of that is free.
Typically as demand increases, cost goes down not up. The US has the slowest and most expensive internet service of the industrial nations.
The price increase has nothing to do with cost increase, it is the provider taking higher profits due to the lack of true competition in the marketplace.
You just hit the nail on the head.pugslyyy wrote:
HappyKayakers wrote:
pawatt wrote:
Blame Verizon, not Millenicom, Verizon sells access to Millinicom. Verizon raised rates to Millinicom.
Why blame anyone? As bandwidth demands increase, the providers have to upgrade or add equipment to accommodate those demands. None of that is free.
Typically as demand increases, cost goes down not up. The US has the slowest and most expensive internet service of the industrial nations.
The price increase has nothing to do with cost increase, it is the provider taking higher profits due to the lack of true competition in the marketplace.
you're forgetting the supply side of the equation.- It is simply the McDonald's business model. They are still selling $0.25 burgers, aren't they? They built their reputation as a bargain basement burger joint now charge whatever they think they can get away with. Nothing wrong with that, the buyer makes it happen. Millenicom created an image as cut rate resellers, perhaps even at a loss, and have now jacked up their price since they have a few customers. There is no free lunch.
