I tried out the VoIP at AF and was amazed that it not only worked, but worked well.
On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 9:26 AM, Jason McKemie < [email protected]> wrote: > What happens when customers actually start using several times their > current amount though? They do only have a finite amount of available > bandwidth after all - will their jitter go through the roof and voice > become unusable? Will speeds drop dramatically? > > -Jason > > On Wednesday, February 18, 2015, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: > >> That’s something like 10 times their current limit. If true, that’s a >> big change. >> >> If they get all the <150GB/mo customers and we only get the >150GB ones, >> that’s probably bad for us and good for them. >> >> I guess it comes down to marketing. If they can convince people it’s >> “virtually unlimited”, then we lose one of the 2 selling points we have >> against satellite (the other being gaming). If we can convince people >> there’s a risk they will go over and get a “talking to” whatever that >> entails, then we win. That argument is easier to make against cellular, >> where people want a fixed price and dread getting a $1000 cellphone bill >> even if they never even approach their data cap, just the uncertainty is a >> big negative. Not sure how much they would dread a “talking to”. >> >> >> *From:* Rory Conaway >> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 18, 2015 9:54 AM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* [AFMUG] Excede changing to "Virtually Unlimited" in certain >> areas >> >> >> If you exceed 150GB, which nobody ever does according to their >> literature, then they will have a talk with you because 150GB is such a >> huge amount according to their literature. >> >> >> >> They did say they are putting up another satellite in 2016 which probably >> covers the areas they missed with the existing satellite. >> >> >> >> They are also offering voice for $10 per month. >> >> >> >> Rory Conaway >> >> Triad Wireless >> >> 4226 S. 37th Street >> >> Phoenix, Az. 85040 >> >> 602-426-0542 >> >> www.triadwireless.net >> >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> >> >
