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mhhf1ve
4/4/2017 3:28:48 PM
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Will the lessons circle back to the US?
> "...fixed line penetration is lower than mobile coverage."
I think with 5G rollouts gaining traction, the mobile coverage for the Americas could pose a similar situation where mobile usage starts to tip over and exceed fixed line usage. It won't happen for several years, but it could happen -- and then we'll be in an analogous situation?
clrmoney
4/4/2017 3:40:14 PM
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Kwese TV
I like how they have this stand aolne app called Kwese Play and shorter payment cycles to make it easier and convient for customers etc.
Adi
4/5/2017 6:30:09 AM
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Re: Will the lessons circle back to the US?
mhhf1ve - If mobile networks match fixed-line speeds and ROI then surely it would be far more efficient to just use mobile networks in or out-of-home. And in some rural areas, even within Western Europe and North America today, I think mobile networks already offer better data rates.
mhhf1ve
4/5/2017 10:42:29 AM
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Re: Will the lessons circle back to the US?
My mobile provider already offers data speeds that are better than my fixed line connection-- but it has a data cap that is far lower. So if the data cap ever goes away (and the price doesn't increase significantly), I could see myself using mobile broadband all the time. Some sly folks have gotten around the data cap and are already doing so (but I think they were caught and suspended...).
srufolo1
4/5/2017 11:45:16 PM
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Kwese Takes New Approach
Interesting how in order to tap into the billions of people who want this TV service in Africa but do not have the credit card use as in the U.S., for example, they get creative with a payment plan. What a brilliant concept to be able to pay on a daily, rather than monthly, basis. We should adopt the same payment structure here in the U.S. but companies are too greedy to do it that way.
srufolo1
4/5/2017 11:48:41 PM
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Re: Will the lessons circle back to the US?
@mhhf1ve I know of people that say they have no data cap because they use a provider that offers it. I, myself, wish I were sly enough to find my way around the data cap but have yet to figure out how they are doing it.
afwriter
4/6/2017 12:42:52 AM
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Re: Kwese Takes New Approach
I am not sure if that payment structure would work all that well in the U.S. but having the option is always nice. I have always found it a little annoying that if your water or electricity go out you don't have to pay for them, but if your cable or internet go out for a week for whatever reason you are still responsible for the whole bill.
srufolo1
4/6/2017 1:03:46 AM
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Re: Kwese Takes New Approach
@afwriter I've had the cable company pro-rate what I owed when they cut me off for nonpayment then turned the service back on. Also, I think we rely too much on credit cards here, but that's the major form of payment for anything from online purchases to bill payments. Other countries like Africa rely less heavily on credit cards and seem to be doing fine getting what they want.
mhhf1ve
4/6/2017 9:22:42 AM
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Re: Will the lessons circle back to the US?
I don't think any mobile providers offer a "no data cap" plan. T-mobile started cracking down on users who figured out how to circumvent their data cap. I haven't heard of too many ppl getting away with it recently but maybe ther are still a few sly hackers outwitting the system.
srufolo1
4/6/2017 5:39:06 PM
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Re: Will the lessons circle back to the US?
@mhhf1ve Someone mentioned to me a company called Cricket offers unlimited data. I had never heard of them before. She said they use AT&T's towers, but none of what she said made sense to me.
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