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- 04-27-2004, 08:54 AM #1CaptainGuest
An idea for any sprint employee that may read this and want to pass it
along. I think sprint's readylink can compete very well with nextel's, only
problem, the $15-$20 extra you need to pay is way too high. Every plan of
nextels includes their direct connect minutes, this is what sprint would
need to do in order to compete efficiently. Setup half a dozen plans or more
that are designed specifically for readylink users. So you would have your
plans with x amount of anytime minutes, unlimited nights and weekends,
unlimited readylink minutes or hell, charge an extra $5 for readylink
unlimited. There is no reason sprint couldn't do this, and they wouldn't
lose money, if that was the case nextel wouldn't be able to offer what they
do with free incoming and unlimited DC minutes without going broke.
As I said, I like sprint, but if they want to compete in the ptt market one
day, they'll need to find a better pricing structure for people.
Capt.
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- 04-27-2004, 09:05 AM #2Robert M.Guest
Re: readylink
In article <[email protected]>,
"Captain" <[email protected]> wrote:
> An idea for any sprint employee that may read this and want to pass it
> along. I think sprint's readylink can compete very well with nextel's, only
> problem, the $15-$20 extra you need to pay is way too high. Every plan of
> nextels includes their direct connect minutes,
But nextel's plans typically cost $20 more than a SprintPCS plan for
comparable minutes. Thus they have their direct connect bundled in at a
cost of $20.
Sprint's ReadyLink is a tad slower than Nextels DirectConnect, and its
really only $5 extra if you already have Vision, and every ReadyLink
phone so far is also a Vision phone.
> this is what sprint would
> need to do in order to compete efficiently. Setup half a dozen plans or more
> that are designed specifically for readylink users. So you would have your
> plans with x amount of anytime minutes, unlimited nights and weekends,
> unlimited readylink minutes or hell, charge an extra $5 for readylink
> unlimited. There is no reason sprint couldn't do this, and they wouldn't
> lose money, if that was the case nextel wouldn't be able to offer what they
> do with free incoming and unlimited DC minutes without going broke.
>
> As I said, I like sprint, but if they want to compete in the ptt market one
> day, they'll need to find a better pricing structure for people.
>
>
> Capt.
I am sure it was all well considered before the PTT rollout, and the $15
worst case cost is lower than Nextel's effective $20 price.
- 04-27-2004, 09:33 AM #3fusQuantoGuest
Re: readylink
On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 15:05:22 GMT
"Robert M." <[email protected]> wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> "Captain" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > An idea for any sprint employee that may read this and want to pass it
> > along. I think sprint's readylink can compete very well with nextel's, only
> > problem, the $15-$20 extra you need to pay is way too high. Every plan of
> > nextels includes their direct connect minutes,
>
> But nextel's plans typically cost $20 more than a SprintPCS plan for
> comparable minutes. Thus they have their direct connect bundled in at a
> cost of $20.
>
> Sprint's ReadyLink is a tad slower than Nextels DirectConnect, and its
> really only $5 extra if you already have Vision, and every ReadyLink
> phone so far is also a Vision phone.
>
>
is it really slower? i tried with my friends fone right next to mine and the
delay was like 1 second. i guess cuz we were on teh same tower, donno how it
would be if we were cross country.
- 04-27-2004, 09:43 AM #4Robert M.Guest
Re: readylink
In article <[email protected]>,
fusQuanto <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> is it really slower? i tried with my friends fone right next to mine and the
> delay was like 1 second. i guess cuz we were on teh same tower, donno how it
> would be if we were cross country.
Even SprintPCS admits its slower. Only some of the insulting blind
SprintPCS apologists here pretend its the same speed.
Sprint says on their web site:
" PCS Ready Link may not be appropriate for use by providers of
emergency services. It will take several seconds to establish the
initial PCS Ready Link connection; users may experience slight delays in
subsequent "in session" communications. Only one person can speak at a
time when in session. PCS Ready Link calls are terminated when you press
"End" or after 20 seconds of inactivity. While in a PCS Ready Link
session, voice calls will go directly to voicemail."
- 04-27-2004, 08:08 PM #5TechGeekGuest
Re: readylink
fusQuanto <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
>
> is it really slower? i tried with my friends fone right next to mine and the
> delay was like 1 second. i guess cuz we were on teh same tower, donno how it
> would be if we were cross country.
I've done RL conversations all over the country, and we've tested the
time. I tell them that I'll say a word, and as soon as they hear it,
to say it back.
Averaging 500-3000 miles, the time is about the same, usualy 7-15
seconds before I get their reply.
The initial connection is the slowest, but then it does get faster
afterwards.
- 04-27-2004, 08:19 PM #6MikeGuest
Re: readylink
TechGeek wrote:
> fusQuanto <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
>
>>is it really slower? i tried with my friends fone right next to mine and the
>>delay was like 1 second. i guess cuz we were on teh same tower, donno how it
>>would be if we were cross country.
>
>
> I've done RL conversations all over the country, and we've tested the
> time. I tell them that I'll say a word, and as soon as they hear it,
> to say it back.
>
> Averaging 500-3000 miles, the time is about the same, usualy 7-15
> seconds before I get their reply.
>
> The initial connection is the slowest, but then it does get faster
> afterwards.
So, we're talking 3.5-7.5 sec latency?
I see much lower than that, but my testing has been standing side by
side, or at worst, 40 miles. I've used the ReadyLink at 600 miles, but
we didn't spend any effort checking latency - it was fast enough that we
didn't think about it.
-mike
- 04-27-2004, 10:19 PM #7fusQuantoGuest
Re: readylink
On 27 Apr 2004 19:08:38 -0700
[email protected] (TechGeek) wrote:
> fusQuanto <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:<[email protected]>...
> >
> > is it really slower? i tried with my friends fone right next to mine and
> > the delay was like 1 second. i guess cuz we were on teh same tower, donno
> > how it would be if we were cross country.
>
> I've done RL conversations all over the country, and we've tested the
> time. I tell them that I'll say a word, and as soon as they hear it,
> to say it back.
>
> Averaging 500-3000 miles, the time is about the same, usualy 7-15
> seconds before I get their reply.
>
> The initial connection is the slowest, but then it does get faster
> afterwards.
15 seconds?? are you sure?
- 04-28-2004, 06:24 AM #8TechGeekGuest
Re: readylink
fusQuanto <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
>
> 15 seconds?? are you sure?
The longest before I got their reply was 15 seconds, it wasn't often,
but I did hit a few.
So, figure a second for them to reply, that's 14 seconds transmission
time, 7 seconds there, 7 seconds back.
Most were lower than that, in the 5-10 second range, and some were
faster.
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