stupid question

[Snowolf]

this may sound like a stupid question but what do the service providers achieve by charging diferent rates, R2 out of bundle. R.80c for one contract and R.60 c for another ?
why not just charge one fee ? what are you guys loosing out on ?
agreed, if the people take out a 1 gig contract they should get their data cards for free but why kill the small fish who use up only 20 meg or so ???

this will kill a lot of problems and make roll over much more realistic.
even cell-c is getting into it, surely between 3 service providers there should be some kind of competition ?
I think we all would be more than happy to have one minimal amount with out a stupid cap looming over us ****exceed this and we will hit you with the full fee***
I would not feel guilty to spend an extra R50-R100 if there was no R2 out of package, extra money in the service providers pockets.

 

[caspa]

Snowolf.....you go boy

 

[Harley79]

called bulk discount

 

[ScrnScrm]

I would like to see how vodacom respond to this question
Standard answer will be that bulk allows for easier turnover forecasting...

 

[magus]

I would like to see how vodacom respond to this question
Standard answer will be that bulk allows for easier turnover forecasting...

So is accurate forecasting now more important than exceeding forecast? It seems the bean counters are havi9ng their way -- forget excellence, go for predictable.

 

[Snowolf]

called bulk discount

understand the concept of bulk discount, but R1.40 difference ???
so BP should charge less if we buy more petrol ???
R.80 (for standard) and R.60 (for bulk) is a bulk discount.

333 % higher costs are just not acceptable

 

[Harley79]

hey I would fill up petrol everytime then

 

[bosun]

understand the concept of bulk discount, but R1.40 difference ???
so BP should charge less if we buy more petrol ???
R.80 (for standard) and R.60 (for bulk) is a bulk discount.

333 % higher costs are just not acceptable

Yet again the newspaper statistical methods strike.

Actually 233% higher (333% of the lower price since 100% = the lower price), but why not think of it the other way - a 70% discount for buying bulk???

As for BP charging less - they do !!! At least to the petrol stations.....

Best you talk to your bottle store too... R5 for 1 beer, R25 for 6, R80 for 24 approx prices - and if you buy a pallette of beer (108 cases) you could probably get it for about R70 per case; approx 40% discount - or would you say that the single beer is 170% higher (sic)

And while we are at it - those people buying a Weekender package should pay the same as those who buy a Talk 1000 package?????? Don't think it's going to happen, somehow.

 

[briantw]

Best you talk to your bottle store too... R5 for 1 beer, R25 for 6, R80 for 24 approx prices - and if you buy a pallette of beer (108 cases) you could probably get it for about R70 per case; approx 40% discount - or would you say that the single beer is 170% higher (sic)

Dude, you know way too much about the price of beers!

 

[Snowolf]

again its big fish eat little fish, I can and do use a bundle but I work with many people and have converted many to use GPRS, their number one question is why such a big price difference.
I'm trying to think out the box for others too. the more attractive we can make this the more people will use it and the service providers will get more revenue on their investments and will be able to afford upgrades and it will benifit both you and me in the long run.
if data was R100 a meg it would still be a bargain for me but lets think of the little fish too.

 

[gkm]

People on a bundle would probably seldom use up the whole bundle (as is also seen in ADSL land), since they would tend to get a bundle that is slightly higher than what they would expect to use or would be careful how much they use. Also, if they go on holidays etc and do not use data, they still pay for it. So I would say the average actual price for most users would end up being more than simply 60c per MB.

Also, certainly for my company and probably for many others, even if I expected to use say just 100Mb per month, it would be easier to get the 500Mb bundle rather than for example the 150Mb bundle, since then I do not have to explain to the accounting department why I exceeded a budgeted spend if I accidently used more one month. So again, Vodacom would most likely get more than 60c per MB actually used.

So, in some cases, the little fish might be paying less per MB in the long run. The prices Vodacom charge are probably designed to try to balance these effects.