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To: Rocket Scientist who wrote (20398)12/21/2000 4:30:51 PM
From: tero kuittinen  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 29987
 
I think the closest analog would be the SMS service of GSM operators. One 160-character message costs around 10-20 cents per unit in many markets. Stuff varies from weather info to stock quotes to dirty jokes. Lots of operators will top 100 million SMS's per month this month - this is way ahead of iMode volumes.

Philippines turned itself into the M-data capital of the world by pushing the price of SMS messages to around a cent or two. Philippinos now send about 200 SMS's per mobile subscriber per month. In contrast, the number is around 40-60 SMS's per month for most GSM markets where the cost is around 10 cents.

There seem to be huge volume benefits for lowering mobile data costs.

Tero



To: Rocket Scientist who wrote (20398)12/21/2000 7:36:41 PM
From: Tarken Winn  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 29987
 
As Tero pointed out GSM SMS is effectively charging for data sent @ 160 characters = NZ$0.20 (in NZ).

Other than imode in Japan does anyone know of a mobile wireless internet service that is successful?

Tarken


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