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shawnng said:
Its not an add on arld. It an upgrade.
That why i am asking where do you see it in the app for the add on.
Also in future (currently some telco offer $7) for 5G add on can drop in price.
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It's a $10 plan, which is already scraping the bottom of the barrel in terms of costing. ;)

Do remember that these are still businesses, who still have to make money. If they already discounted the base plan for you, paying a bit more for 5G (just under $3, in this case), with a cheaper overall cost to you, is probably not such a bad idea. ;)

For plans with 5G, under $20 is a pretty good deal, especially considering they have yet to recoup CapEx. Even deployment of NSA requires the network owner to upgrade 4G-only stations/cells with NSA 5G/4G cells. These costs have to be passed on to the customer too.
 
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firesong said:
It's a $10 plan, which is already scraping the bottom of the barrel in terms of costing. ;)

Do remember that these are still businesses, who still have to make money. If they already discounted the base plan for you, paying a bit more for 5G (just under $3, in this case), with a cheaper overall cost to you, is probably not such a bad idea. ;)

For plans with 5G, under $20 is a pretty good deal, especially considering they have yet to recoup CapEx. Even deployment of NSA requires the network owner to upgrade 4G-only stations/cells with NSA 5G/4G cells. These costs have to be passed on to the customer too.
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Definally rock bottom. Otherwise u won't be here too ;)
 
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shawnng said:
Definally rock bottom. Otherwise u won't be here too ;)
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Yep. But I'm not asking for $7 5G. $10 is fine for me. Also because current company policy only allows me to claim $10 for work line, so it makes no sense to pay more. :s13:
 
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firesong said:
Yep. But I'm not asking for $7 5G. $10 is fine for me. Also because current company policy only allows me to claim $10 for work line, so it makes no sense to pay more. :s13:
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The inconsistent of $19.90 vs $7 add on with Vivifi don't add up for now.
The base plan from Telco S for the their MVNO seem like 100GB for $10 after 12months.
 
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shawnng said:
The inconsistent of $19.90 vs $7 add on with Vivifi don't add up for now.
The base plan from Telco S for the their MVNO seem like 100GB for $10 after 12months.
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It's just the Heya plan being offered to MVNO partners, with the added benefit of roaming so they can compete with SIMBA.

Nothing inconsistent here. This is a market share grab for EOY reporting. If you step back and look at all plans with 5G, $19.90 is still probably one of the lowest, especially when you include CallerID costs. No way they are profiting sufficiently to recoup any CapEx once you consider their operating overheads.
 
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firesong said:
It's just the Heya plan being offered to MVNO partners, with the added benefit of roaming so they can compete with SIMBA.

Nothing inconsistent here. This is a market share grab for EOY reporting. If you step back and look at all plans with 5G, $19.90 is still probably one of the lowest, especially when you include CallerID costs. No way they are profiting sufficiently to recoup any CapEx once you consider their operating overheads.
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I'm not their finance dept.

which ever can give the best deal, we go! hahaha...
 
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I'm not their finance dept.

which ever can give the best deal, we go! hahaha...
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Of course. That's a customer's perspective. But it doesn't hurt to understand the landscape.

Also, I think customers are being a bit too unkind to telcos. It wasn't that long ago when $25-40/mo was considered the lower end of the monthly subscription, with many opting for $50+ after CIS discounts as their mainstream.
 
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As now telco no longer retain their loyalty customers, might as well go for the most lowest price plans.
 
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