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New Mobile Plan Pools Data On Unlimited Devices
Hugh Pickens writes "PC Magazine reports that Ting, a new reseller of Sprint's voice, 3G and WiMax services, has a new approach to mobile pricing that lets customers buy minutes, messages, and data separately, and allows households to pool them to an unlimited number of phones and data devices on one account. 'Household data plans are the next step for consumers, mainly because people are adding more connected screens and devices to their lifestyle,' writes Kevin Tofel. 'And different household members have different data needs; some use a little while others consume gobs of gigabytes. Why not average out the usage across multiple devices?' Both AT&T and Verizon have hinted at offering shared data plans in the future, but the devil's in the details, says Tofel. 'My hope is that family data plans come soon, to all carriers, just like we have for family voice and messaging plans.'"
We are discussing mobile plans from a specific country Isnt that news a little bit too specific for a global tech site?
1. Slashdot is an American site. It says so right in the FAQ you obviously didn't bother to read before asking stupid questions. (Not knowing doesn't make it stupid, that the slightest effort to inform yourself would have been successful does).
2. Mobile trends that really succeed in one country are sometimes implemented in other countries.
3. If any story is not to your liking feel free to submit a better one, or to move on to something you do approve of, your highness.