3G Contract Prices Announced Starting From £60 Per Month!

Everything Goes · 10-12-2002, 16:31

3 The leader in the 3G race has announced their long awaited pricing strucure. The cheapest contract is £60 per month the most expensive is £100 per month. You will also have to pay at least £400 for a handset from either NEC or Motorola. More Info here : 3 Pricing Structure

This is the first indication of how much early 3G prices are likely to be.

Paul Bland · 10-12-2002, 16:44

Shocking prices, how do they expect to make it a mass market product quickly? They need to make data calls a flat rate fee otherwise streaming etc. will not take off - the main attraction of the phone... and damn it needs to be cheaper or equivalent to broadband.

Everything Goes · 10-12-2002, 17:34

Its called market-skimming. They will keep prices like this for a few years. They invested billions in 3G and still have more to invest on masts etc. They need to make this money back somehow. Early adopters or business will pay this. When analogue cell phones started the price was about this level. Plus you had to pay for the cost of calls. It will get cheaper but it will take a long time.

dpmarshall · 16-12-2002, 11:53

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Originally posted by Everything Goes
Its called market-skimming. They will keep prices like this for a few years.

Um, no, they'll be announcing their mass-market tariffs by January. They've already said this.

The idea of getting very heavy users as "Founders" is to stress-test the network.

Dave
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Ian_M · 16-12-2002, 12:13

I wouldn't buy anything form this bunch of jokers, that stupid three thing has been croping up in annoying web adverts for quite a while now!

They can stick it .

dpmarshall · 16-12-2002, 12:15

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Originally posted by Ian_M
I wouldn't buy anything form this bunch of jokers, that stupid three thing has been croping up in annoying web adverts for quite a while now!

A company advertising to try to get customers!? Shocking!

Dave
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Ian_M · 16-12-2002, 12:25

It wasn't really the fact that they were advertising. More the way they did it.

exilis · 16-12-2002, 21:20

Three probably have the best chance of making 3G work.
They have much the same team behind them that set orange up, and the money they made when they sold orange to France Telecom, which is a fair whack of cash.
When you take into account the length of time it took Vodafone to get MMS up and running, the fact o2 is broke etc etc three looks like the best bet.
Yea it is expensive just now, but MMS cost a bomb when it started a few months ago, the prices are quickly decreasing and becoming mass market.
You have to remember, the plans are for 3g to offer a vastky different user experience to current networks, a much more multimedia based product than the current text peeps and phone peeps. Why then should we expect it to follow the same pricing structure from day 1?

dpmarshall · 16-12-2002, 23:57

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Originally posted by exilis
Yea it is expensive just now

To be honest I don't think it's expensive. Yes, £60 a month sounds a lot, but look at what (it's speculated in the press) you get for it, and I think it compares very well with existing 2G tariffs.

These won't be the only two tariffs for full launch, of course.

Dave
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10-12-2002, 16:31	#1
Everything Goes Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In the future.... Posts: 11,259	3G Contract Prices Announced Starting From £60 Per Month! 3 The leader in the 3G race has announced their long awaited pricing strucure. The cheapest contract is £60 per month the most expensive is £100 per month. You will also have to pay at least £400 for a handset from either NEC or Motorola. More Info here : 3 Pricing Structure This is the first indication of how much early 3G prices are likely to be.

10-12-2002, 16:44	#2
Paul Bland Forum Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Wootton Bassett Posts: 2,289	Shocking prices, how do they expect to make it a mass market product quickly? They need to make data calls a flat rate fee otherwise streaming etc. will not take off - the main attraction of the phone... and damn it needs to be cheaper or equivalent to broadband.

10-12-2002, 17:34	#3
Everything Goes Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In the future.... Posts: 11,259	Its called market-skimming. They will keep prices like this for a few years. They invested billions in 3G and still have more to invest on masts etc. They need to make this money back somehow. Early adopters or business will pay this. When analogue cell phones started the price was about this level. Plus you had to pay for the cost of calls. It will get cheaper but it will take a long time.

16-12-2002, 11:53	#4
dpmarshall Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 546	Quote: Originally posted by Everything Goes Its called market-skimming. They will keep prices like this for a few years. Um, no, they'll be announcing their mass-market tariffs by January. They've already said this. The idea of getting very heavy users as "Founders" is to stress-test the network. Dave --

16-12-2002, 12:13	#5
Ian_M Banned User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: UK Posts: 631	I wouldn't buy anything form this bunch of jokers, that stupid three thing has been croping up in annoying web adverts for quite a while now! They can stick it .

16-12-2002, 12:15	#6
dpmarshall Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 546	Quote: Originally posted by Ian_M I wouldn't buy anything form this bunch of jokers, that stupid three thing has been croping up in annoying web adverts for quite a while now! A company advertising to try to get customers!? Shocking! Dave --

16-12-2002, 12:25	#7
Ian_M Banned User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: UK Posts: 631	It wasn't really the fact that they were advertising. More the way they did it.

16-12-2002, 21:20	#8
exilis Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dundee, Scotland Posts: 328	Three probably have the best chance of making 3G work. They have much the same team behind them that set orange up, and the money they made when they sold orange to France Telecom, which is a fair whack of cash. When you take into account the length of time it took Vodafone to get MMS up and running, the fact o2 is broke etc etc three looks like the best bet. Yea it is expensive just now, but MMS cost a bomb when it started a few months ago, the prices are quickly decreasing and becoming mass market. You have to remember, the plans are for 3g to offer a vastky different user experience to current networks, a much more multimedia based product than the current text peeps and phone peeps. Why then should we expect it to follow the same pricing structure from day 1?

16-12-2002, 23:57	#9
dpmarshall Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 546	Quote: Originally posted by exilis Yea it is expensive just now To be honest I don't think it's expensive. Yes, £60 a month sounds a lot, but look at what (it's speculated in the press) you get for it, and I think it compares very well with existing 2G tariffs. These won't be the only two tariffs for full launch, of course. Dave --

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