I have read the original paper in Current Biology: http://www.cell.com/current-biology/abstract/S0960-9822%2810%2901234-0.
From my point of view as a scientist, there is no evidence of any real effect presented in the paper. If there is any effect, it is minuscule. It is a bad sign that the actual data are hidden in the supplementary materials.
Mike,
I generally agree with your posts. However, on this topic, you are wrong. According to one recent report 6% of smartphone users are responsible for 50% of the data usage.
If I were a heavy user, I would clearly prefer an unlimited plan, but on the other hand if I were a light user, I would prefer a cheaper plan. From a fairness point of view, data plans for with a base data usage charge and with extra data usage charged at no more than the base data usage rate make the most sense.
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Not credible!
I have read the original paper in Current Biology: http://www.cell.com/current-biology/abstract/S0960-9822%2810%2901234-0.
From my point of view as a scientist, there is no evidence of any real effect presented in the paper. If there is any effect, it is minuscule. It is a bad sign that the actual data are hidden in the supplementary materials.
Tiered pricing is fair!
Mike,
I generally agree with your posts. However, on this topic, you are wrong. According to one recent report 6% of smartphone users are responsible for 50% of the data usage.
If I were a heavy user, I would clearly prefer an unlimited plan, but on the other hand if I were a light user, I would prefer a cheaper plan. From a fairness point of view, data plans for with a base data usage charge and with extra data usage charged at no more than the base data usage rate make the most sense.