Comments on: AT&T planning to charge app developers data fees

By: JunitoNH

JunitoNH — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 23:17:00 +0000

That’s ok, I’ll stick to playing games on my xbox & pc, just like the days before the proliferation of smartphone.

By: Jon Garrett

Jon Garrett — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:23:00 +0000

Its news like this that make me like apple and they way they do business. apple will NOT do what carriers tell them to do, it the other way around.

somehow I think that this will only effect Android apps. dislike them as much as I do, apple would not tolerate this kind of shit.

By: jdale

jdale — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:40:00 +0000

This is presented as a boon for customers (get free data!) but in fact it is basically what the net-neutrality zealots have been warning against. Two classes of apps and content, one in a preferred class because the developer is paying the carrier. Making it harder for individuals and small businesses to compete – not to mention disadvantaging the web itself vs apps.

By: Andrewlh

Andrewlh — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:52:00 +0000

interesting idea… I don’t know if I really see it catching on though. maybe for a few games since data use is high, the devs might be inclined to offer this.

of course you’d see the app price jacked up accordingly, so you’d end up paying either way.

By: Harmegido

Harmegido — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:22:00 +0000

I’m not paying for a facebook app

By: ____

____ — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:11:00 +0000

I wonder if they actually think this through and talk to their partners besides the developers like Apple about their asinine scheme.

By: ____

____ — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:07:00 +0000

I always knew that John Donovan was a bloodsucking corporate stoolie but I never imagine the degree of idiocy of cutting up the goose that will lay the golden eggs in hopes of getting the gold sooner. How did this retard make it up so far the corporate ladder? And what does it tell you about att?

By: James

James — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:03:00 +0000

Unfortunately, unlimited data only lasts as long as the network can hold up. Until capacity is greatly improved, limitations will end up being imposed. AT&T didn’t factor this in when they were the sole iPhone carrier, and when the smartphone revolution started happening, they were quickly overwhelmed. I had a 12-year old grandfathered $20/mo data plan that was pulled from me without my consent (there were no limitations on bandwidth, tethering, etc), because they determined that I was using a smartphone (never purchased a subsidized phone, btw), and according to “new” terms, smartphones were not compatible with my existing plan.

By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:57:00 +0000

This has to be the worst idea I’ve heard since netflix tried to split. Developers that are dumb enough to try this are just going to either switch to subscription fees instead of flat purchase or charge more for subscriptions. Either way the customer is going to be paying for the data plans.

By: Eli

Eli — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:44:00 +0000

Why go thru all that trouble. That’s why I stick with SPRINT!