I was at a restaurant recently which had an every day/all day 2 for 1 happy hour. And it occurred to me how bars and telcos share a common trait: awkward hours for convenient pricing.
Well this restaurant – Chili’s – has the courage to break that silly rule, and as it turns out some telcos may be poised to do something similar.
T-Mobile has an offer of a free 4G mobile hotspot and a $ 19.95 a month plan. Think of the roaming web access, VoIP calls from even an iPod, iPad, laptop and other freedom from current smartphone and wi-fi plans.
Vonage has a new Extensions app which allows my international calls from my smartphone to be accounted of as part of my office unlimited plan.
In contrast, my sister-in-law visiting from Ireland tells me every text she is receiving or sending will cost at least 50c! Dennis Howlett writes about global pricing chaos.
And I think it is a safe bet that come St. Patrick’s Day, that sign at Chili’s will be long gone. What did I say about bars and telcos?
