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Molly quoted on Slashdot :)

Jun 6, 2010 3:24AM PDT
http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/10/06/06/1045221/Time-For-Universal-Data-Plans

at least they didn't call her an analyst... Wink

"Between multiple cell phones and their add-ons, high-speed Internet connections, and digital TV subscriptions, most households are paying for data delivery at least three times over, often paying the same provider twice. It's time for a universal data plan, [CNET columnist Molly] Wood declares. 'I want to pay once for data, I want that data to be unlimited, and I want to be able to use it in any fashion I choose.' Still, she has hopes that the-times-they-will-be-a-changin'. 'It's only a matter of time before regulators catch wind of just how many times we're being charged for the exact same thing.'"

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And I couldn't agree more with her.
Jun 6, 2010 4:19AM PDT

It seems with every step forward (AT&T's lower priced data plans are nice for consumers) we also get a step back (paying for 2GB of data and then being told we have to pay extra for another device to access the same pool of data).

If companies don't behave themselves regulators will eventually get involved. Sadly, when there is so little competition in the wireless industry, there is very little incentive for carriers to behave themselves.

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Molly quoted on Slashdot :)
Jun 6, 2010 7:19AM PDT

Yes and I agree

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It's ridiculous
Jun 6, 2010 8:31AM PDT

I'd like to pay once for unlimited electricity and water too.
But there just isn't an unlimited supply.
Although she still makes some useful points. It would be nice if one could combine their iPad and IPhone data plan at least, under the same cap.

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Paying for 2GB of data only to be told I must
Jun 6, 2010 11:12AM PDT

pay again to add a second device to access that same pool of data is highway robbery, The FCC is looking to open a can of whoop *** on the wireless carriers and this double charging for the same product is all the excuse they are going to need.