spacemuis
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Vindicated ... ?
I stand by what I said: comparing tariff structures is not trivial, and can only be done after taking into consideration overall calling scenarios.
Duh so it's obvious to you that one networks peak rate is lower than another's ... well done. But what if the off-peak is more expensive? How do you figure out which is better for your particular calling profile?
Or what if one offers peak calls at a lower bundled rate than another - but the out of bundle calls are much higher?
Clearly it is not obvious which package is best - which is why the networks manage to sell ALL their packages.
Sure, if you only ever sent national SMS's after hours then you could easily and rigorously determine which is the cheapest package for you. BUT, for the rest of us with varied activities, sending national/international sms's/mms, making peak/offpeak/telkom/international calls it's not so simple. Throw in data rates, bundled cell phone/modem/cashback offerings and comparisons become almost impossible.
My claim about being "qualified" was not intended to put myself above anybody else, merely to imply that it is not a simple matter and that if you have given it any real thought you'd agree.
Today's article http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?t=46910 clearly shows that already there is controversy about VM's pricing and affordability. And no, I'm not "Information technology analyst Irnest Kaplan" in case you were wondering
--spacemuis
I stand by what I said: comparing tariff structures is not trivial, and can only be done after taking into consideration overall calling scenarios.
Duh so it's obvious to you that one networks peak rate is lower than another's ... well done. But what if the off-peak is more expensive? How do you figure out which is better for your particular calling profile?
Or what if one offers peak calls at a lower bundled rate than another - but the out of bundle calls are much higher?
Clearly it is not obvious which package is best - which is why the networks manage to sell ALL their packages.
Sure, if you only ever sent national SMS's after hours then you could easily and rigorously determine which is the cheapest package for you. BUT, for the rest of us with varied activities, sending national/international sms's/mms, making peak/offpeak/telkom/international calls it's not so simple. Throw in data rates, bundled cell phone/modem/cashback offerings and comparisons become almost impossible.
My claim about being "qualified" was not intended to put myself above anybody else, merely to imply that it is not a simple matter and that if you have given it any real thought you'd agree.
Today's article http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?t=46910 clearly shows that already there is controversy about VM's pricing and affordability. And no, I'm not "Information technology analyst Irnest Kaplan" in case you were wondering
--spacemuis