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All consumer services tend toward free. It seems to me that if this becomes a successful (consumer) product it will either become free – or be replaced by the

All consumer services tend toward free. It seems to me that if this becomes a successful (consumer) product it will either become free – or be replaced by the free version. The free version would generate revenue through advertising or by data collection and user surveillance. Since Suhail is following this thread, I'd be curious to know if he'd ever consider that route.

jgalt212 5y ago
> All consumer services tend toward free. oh really? my cell service is not going that way. In fact, it's going the opposite way. Verizon, without me saying OK, is trying to force as many of my phone calls (which I pay for) over publicly available wifi. Free for them, money for me.
- polemic 5y ago
  Progress is lumpy and prone to manipulation by companies who an exert undue influence.[1] But even so, in 2021 you can make a free video call around the globe for free. You could be using Facetime or Duo or Skpye or one of the many, many other options that provide that core service. For free. Ultimately Verizon isn't charging you for a phone call. That might be what's on the bill, but they're really charging you for some service level of connectivity. For a lot of people around the globe a phone call is a functionally free service on top of that connectivity. 1. I'm not familiar with the state of US telcos to comment on the situation there, but even if your cell service might not be going that way, cell plans in EU, Australia and New Zealand have essentially hit flat rate monthly fees for unlimited calls and data.