Portion of "satisfied" Palm Pre owners
Of 40 Palm Pre users polled in August, 2009, 87 percent termed themselves "satisfied," with 45 percent saying they were "very satisfied."
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Just so no one is confused, an open network doesn't mean a free network. Whoever wins this auction will be able to charge you to use it, it just won't be able to specify which devices you use to connect to it, or what you do with that connection.
exactly.
basically what the big guys claim to already be doing now.
You know if Verizon wins, they'll put a cap on any usage. If they deem it causes damage to the network or disruption of service. Don't expect Sling or any high bandwidth devices to be connected to this "open" network.
The reports of the telecoms cracking down on high-use customers are highly over-publicized. I've used a SlingPlayer over most of the wireless networks at one time or another and no one has ever said "boo" to me about it.
I'm sure some really high users have been kicked off, but you have to be doing some extreme stuff, like posting multiple pirated movies to be shared with the world.
It's my understanding that Verizon (or any company) won't be allowed to put a cap on your usage, but they'll be able to charge you for it, however much it is. It will be nice to have the end of "unlimited" accounts that are actually limited. I would be fine if the telecoms would be required to tell customers how much data they can use at a given rate.