CSB Tidbit on M3 Wireless 3G launch

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Good day All,

The news is:

– M3 Wireless introduced Unlimited Local Voice, Text Messages and Data*, with some international text messages thrown in, for $153.  Before, their offering was $238 for a comparable package.

– Digicel have been heavily promoting unlimited cellular service for $165, but it only included Local Voice and Text Messages; Unlimited Data had to be added on for $45 to make it truly unlimited, which brought the total price up to $210 per month.

As of yesterday, it appears M3 Wireless has gone the farthest in giving cellular customer the best unlimited value package by:

– Shaving $12 off Digicel’s best price

– Adding unlimited data to their package

– Including 50 international text messages

FYI:

AT&T Wireless – unlimited voice, text messages and data* – $135 per month

M3 Wireless – unlimited local voice, text messages, 50 international texts, data* – $153

Digicel – unlimited local voice, text messages – $165; add unlimited data for $45 – $210

Cellular One – Unlimited not available

* PLEASE NOTE: “Unlimited” is not unlimited with cellular services.  In the US, 5 Gigs is the cap placed on all cellular data.  In Bermuda, 500 MB is the data cap with M3, which is about 500 pictures or 100 streamed or downloaded songs for the month; Cellular One is 5 Gigs; Digicel has not stated a cap.  Also, M3 and Cellular One are operating 3G Networks, which means downloads to your device will be much faster – up to 2 Mbps.

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From M3 Wireless

iPhone 3G Pricing

Model

Phone Price

Plan

Contract Term

Contract Penalty

Contract Decriment

16GB

iPhone 16 GB

$799

MY Unlimited Premium

2 Years

$900

$37.50

$999

My 500 Premium

2 Years

$696

$29

1,699
with activation no commitment

My Unlimited Premium or MY 500 Premium

N/A

N/A

N/A

$2,499
Unlocked and no commitment

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

8GB

iPhone 8 GB

$699

MY Unlimited Premium

2 Years

$900

$37.50

$899

My 500 Premium

2 Years

$696

$29

1,599
with activation no commitment

My Unlimited Premium or MY 500 Premium

N/A

N/A

N/A

$2,399
Unlocked and no commitment

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

MY Voice and Data Plans

Anytime Minutes

IN Network Minutes

Monthly Fee

Additional Minutes

Included Local Texts

Single Local Text

International Text

Data – Included MB for phone use

MY 500 Premium

500

Unlimited

$93

13cents

Unlimited

N/A

50 Free*

Unlimited **

MY Unlimited
Premium

Unlimited

Unlimited

$153

N/A

Unlimited

N/A

50 Free*

Unlimited **

* then 25 cents per outgoing message

** limit of 500 MB. If a customer wishes to go over the limit, a $0.006/kb fee will apply once the customer has signed a waiver. This limit will not be

implemented for a few months when we implement limits for all data plans. Note the usage of this data plan is meant for phone usage only,

not as a tethered modem or if the SIM card is removed and put in a data card or USB Modem.

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So that you clearly understand what $0.006/kb fee means.

First there are 1,024 kb in 1 Mb (Megabyte);  1 MB is the size of one photograph taken on a regular cellphone / a BlackBerry photo is 3 MBs in size

So, if 1 MB = 1,024 kb, you can simply multiply the $0.006 by the 1,024 kb to get a price per MB of data.

For example:

A) $0.006 x 1,024 = $6.14 per MB or 1 regular photo would cost you $6.14 to send or download, if you agree to go over the 500 MB cap

B) $0.006 x 3,072 = $18.43 per BlackBerry photo sent or downloaded, if you agree to go over the 500 MB cap

Regards,

CSB Marketing   

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