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DinSide Netcom has reorganized its portfolio and now have free use of voice and text messages included in all their new subscriptions, called Smart.
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Communications Manager Anders Krokan Telenor knows the price structure from other markets, and had expected that sooner or later the country also in Norway.
– But we are surprised that NetCom introduces this now. It is an interesting launch, but one can wonder if the timing is right, says Krokan to DinSide.
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“Fribruk-coercion”
At Telenor is critical to Netcom’s solution is of course quite natural. But Krokan take up an issue that whatever is out in the open: All Vodafone customers must now have free telephony as part of their subscription.
” FORCED “: Vice President Anders Krokan Telenor seems Netcom forcing customers to something they do not necessarily want.
– To set Netcom match here on something no demand. Very few customers need unlimited talk and messaging but through the new subscriptions forcing customers to pay for this.
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free use provided always fixed prices, including Netcom Smart Portfolio. Subscription with the lowest fixed rate at Netcom Now, Smart Mini costs 199 crowns a month. Something that many will see as high, according Krokan.
Netcom is of course not agree. Communication Øyvind Vederhus is most concerned that the new portfolio makes it easier for customers, as it is primarily included data traffic that separates subscriptions. And this is which customers have requested, according Vederhus.
– We did a survey of 700 smartphone users. What they were most concerned about was data. Next on the list was predictable. And timing is correct, as we have been doing for a long time to confuse forbrkerne with too many choices. It was time to take some measures, says Netcom Communications to DinSide.
From telecommunications to data It’s no secret why Vodafone chose to give everyone free telephone usage at a fixed price. For it is not so Netcom give away free calling minutes, rather the opposite: They make you pay for the phone each month no matter how little you actually talk and texts.
In this way we hope Netcom to have found the answer to one of the mobile operators’ biggest threats in recent years: the decline of traditional telephony and the transition to computer-based communication via VoIP, social media and e-mail.
– We are a computer company, said Netcom CEO August Baumann during launch.
– Netcom found the solution on how operators will make money going forward?
– Long-term, we will go in the direction that operators charge less for voice and SMS, and must get paid for the data to ensure profitability for development. But yet there is a significant demand for, and willingness to pay, too “traditional” services such as voice and SMS, believes Krokan in Telenor.
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Also Forbrukerombudet pay close attention to Netcom’s new portfolio. They should send a letter to the operator where they will be giant to tread carefully.
– We are concerned about how subscriptions will be marketed. For example, if they focus on something that is free, which of course is not true, says Consumer Gry Nergård to DinSide.
– Besides, it can appear that only the difference of including data traffic, but there’s other stuff behind as we tell you immediately – that’s what happens when you exceed the data usage, and use abroad.
Vederhus in Netcom promise that the conditions will be properly communicated and that they should stay far away from the word ” free “.
– For it is not free. It costs at least 199 crowns a month, he said.
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Cheaper by Others
Exactly how smart Netcom Smart is, you find out first by looking at the actual prices. As always it will vary what is worthwhile for anyone, so it is best to enter your DinSides use mobile calculator or with Telepriser.no. But these are not updated with Netcom’s new prices yet, so here we will look at three scenarios:
- Lite use: Please Netcom Smart Mini
(199 crowns a month – free voice / SMS and 200 MB included)Rings and browsing the small and the phone bill is less than 199 dollars a month, is not something Netcom Smart Phones which pays for you. The minimum price will be higher than what you pay in total now, and free use is something you do not need.
Telipol Mobile Medium
(79 crowns a month – 150 minutes, 150 SMS and 150 MB included)Over two hours chatting included and only 50 megabytes less than Smart Mini at a price which is less than half the low pays for the cautious user. There is no point in paying for more than you use.
- medium usage: Netcom Smart Basic
“Free use”
- When we use the term “free use” in this article, it does not free.
- Free use means you can spend as much as you want, without compromising on your phone bill.
- use is covered by the fixed amount you pay per month, no matter how much you spend, and can thus be more expensive than necessary if you use very little.
- The free use of the Vodafone Smart is limited to 20,000 minutes, 20,000 SMS and MMS 20,000 per month.
- One can of course argue that free use is to make such limits exist, but here we are talking about what is practically free use for most people.
(299 crowns a month – free voice / SMS and 1.5GB Included)Under 300 Dollars month for free use sound alluring but when we are up at this price, one is often also a mobile browsing. And here include Netcom only 1.5GB of data, which is not all the world relative to its competitors.
Djuice Nonstop L
(299 crowns a month – 1000 minutes, 1,000 SMS and 3 GB included)the same monthly price you get twice as much data included and so many call minutes and SMS that in practice it will be free for the Most here too.
- Heavy use: Please Netcom Smart Super
(549 crowns a month – free voice / SMS and 6 GB included)This is the largest and most expensive Netcom Smart subscription, but data traffic is not unlimited: You must stay within 6 GB a month. Earlier Netcom subscription Fixed Price X-Large to 40 pounds more than the Smart Super, which included free computing.
Chess Checkmate Fribruk
(399 crowns a month – free voice / sms and free data)a price that is 150 million lower, you get in Chess is not only free use of text messaging and chat, but also surfing. Up to 20 GB surfer to full speed, after which the speed will be throttled.
These are just some examples of the options available, and not necessarily what is cheapest for you. Remember also that it appears other factors, such as use abroad, which have varying terms by the various operators and within Netcom Smart Solutions. Check therefore all terms carefully before making your choice.
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