Comments on: Living in a small Country reveals the inefficiency of businesses, of Industries, of Humans. http://www.techiteasy.org/2009/06/11/living-in-a-small-country-reveals-the-inefficiency-of-businesses-of-industries-of-humans/ A Technology and Business Weblog provided to You by a Global Group of Friends. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:29:11 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kari Silvennoinen http://www.techiteasy.org/2009/06/11/living-in-a-small-country-reveals-the-inefficiency-of-businesses-of-industries-of-humans/#comment-4900 Kari Silvennoinen Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:02:35 +0000 http://jeremyfain.wordpress.com/2009/06/11/living-in-a-small-country-reveals-the-inefficiency-of-businesses-of-industries-of-humans/#comment-4900 This is my operator's pricing sheet: <a href="http://hypno2.mobile.sonera.net/hinnasto/roaming_tariffs.html" rel="nofollow">http://hypno2.mobile.sonera.net/hinnasto/roamin...</a> The categories 1-2 are the EU countries. This is my operator's pricing sheet: http://hypno2.mobile.sonera.net/hinnasto/roamin... The categories 1-2 are the EU countries.

]]> By: vincentvw http://www.techiteasy.org/2009/06/11/living-in-a-small-country-reveals-the-inefficiency-of-businesses-of-industries-of-humans/#comment-4899 vincentvw Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:27:09 +0000 http://jeremyfain.wordpress.com/2009/06/11/living-in-a-small-country-reveals-the-inefficiency-of-businesses-of-industries-of-humans/#comment-4899 As are calls, if you ask me. Is that calls to regular phones or to mobile phones?<br><br>Data, I've heard some crazy stories like it costing 13 euro per mb in certain countries. 2.5 seems more fair, but then I have no concept of what a realistic data-consumption is for the average user.<br><br>If you could post the source of your information, that would be cool (<a href="http://translate%2Cgoogle.com" rel="nofollow">translate,google.com</a> is your friend for Finnish docs :) ). As are calls, if you ask me. Is that calls to regular phones or to mobile phones?

Data, I've heard some crazy stories like it costing 13 euro per mb in certain countries. 2.5 seems more fair, but then I have no concept of what a realistic data-consumption is for the average user.

If you could post the source of your information, that would be cool (translate,google.com is your friend for Finnish docs :) ).

]]> By: Kari Silvennoinen http://www.techiteasy.org/2009/06/11/living-in-a-small-country-reveals-the-inefficiency-of-businesses-of-industries-of-humans/#comment-4898 Kari Silvennoinen Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:55:13 +0000 http://jeremyfain.wordpress.com/2009/06/11/living-in-a-small-country-reveals-the-inefficiency-of-businesses-of-industries-of-humans/#comment-4898 Well, the prices didn't go that far down. At least here, intra-EU SMS is now 12 cents, calls 52 cents and data 0,12 cents / 50 kb (or, 2,5 euro per meg). Data is still a rip-off. Well, the prices didn’t go that far down. At least here, intra-EU SMS is now 12 cents, calls 52 cents and data 0,12 cents / 50 kb (or, 2,5 euro per meg). Data is still a rip-off.

]]> By: Kari http://www.techiteasy.org/2009/06/11/living-in-a-small-country-reveals-the-inefficiency-of-businesses-of-industries-of-humans/#comment-4406 Kari Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:08:09 +0000 http://jeremyfain.wordpress.com/2009/06/11/living-in-a-small-country-reveals-the-inefficiency-of-businesses-of-industries-of-humans/#comment-4406 I think there are changes coming this July to roaming charges. I'm translating from a Finnish article, but an today average SMS cost on average 28 cents (10 times of domestic average), but will be capped to 11 cents (only five times bigger!). Calls are capped today at 45 cents, in July 43 cents (and July 2010 to 39 cents). Data will be capped at 1 euro / MB and 50 euro / month. Granted, those prices are still insane and you can be sure that those are still not counted in to the minutes/sms/MBs in your plans. These changes mean an avearge 60% reduction in consumer prices, so you can be sure that the current prices are a joke against "common EU market". This whole issue is also a great example of the so called "self-regulation" of an industry. In my opinion, the (mobile) networks should be owned by a separate entity than who sells services. Just like we have electricity (at least in Nordics) and roads and pretty much every other infrastructure, except telecommunication. Well, I'd settle if public transportation cards were the same even inside one country. I think there are changes coming this July to roaming charges. I’m translating from a Finnish article, but an today average SMS cost on average 28 cents (10 times of domestic average), but will be capped to 11 cents (only five times bigger!). Calls are capped today at 45 cents, in July 43 cents (and July 2010 to 39 cents). Data will be capped at 1 euro / MB and 50 euro / month.

Granted, those prices are still insane and you can be sure that those are still not counted in to the minutes/sms/MBs in your plans. These changes mean an avearge 60% reduction in consumer prices, so you can be sure that the current prices are a joke against “common EU market”. This whole issue is also a great example of the so called “self-regulation” of an industry.

In my opinion, the (mobile) networks should be owned by a separate entity than who sells services. Just like we have electricity (at least in Nordics) and roads and pretty much every other infrastructure, except telecommunication.

Well, I’d settle if public transportation cards were the same even inside one country.

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