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There are countless many unmet needs and wants in the economy; and countless solutions which badly fit the problems that people actually have. Steve Jobs stron
by dougabug 12y ago
There are countless many unmet needs and wants in the economy; and countless solutions which badly fit the problems that people actually have.
Steve Jobs strong armed the carriers into offering unlimited data for $30/month. With Steve Jobs out of the way, the carriers see 2GB a month as being equal to unlimited. They just fundamentally do not get it. This is by far one of the largest markets awaiting disruption.
- soylentcola 12y agoI'm still wondering how such a disruption could take place (though I guess that's the whole point) due to the cost needed to compete with incumbents. Even smaller networks (TMo with $30/mo for 5GB LTE and unlimited low-speed after, Sprint with unlimited voice/text/data for $50/60/mo) and the various MVNOs with similar plans are considered non-starters to many people because they can lack nationwide coverage. I'm lucky enough that I spend 99% of my time in metro areas so I can get away with paying $30/mo for data and a handful of minutes that I rarely use anymore. But clearly the "big guys" are leveraging their legacy and reach to charge more for something others can't afford to offer. I wonder what other sorts of ways there could be to offer nationwide voice and data coverage (or even just data) that enough people could access that it's considered comparable to the services offered by the bastard children of the "Baby Bells".