tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630791402854049329.post3127269679928647832..comments2023-11-05T18:16:53.461+08:00Comments on davidlian says...: Debunking the FUD on Mobile Number Portabilitydavidlianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03446293571375339579noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630791402854049329.post-60364559885534363342009-01-23T22:12:00.000+08:002009-01-23T22:12:00.000+08:00Have you switched yours? :DHave you switched yours? :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630791402854049329.post-76402011016611451842009-01-19T10:15:00.000+08:002009-01-19T10:15:00.000+08:00@ST: That's the same hope I have for MNP - to have...@ST: That's the same hope I have for MNP - to have more competition and better rates for the consumer. But as long as people aren't clear about what MNP does and doesn't do, it'll take a while for that to happen.<BR/><BR/>@HB: Ya, flat rates between telcos would be a logical next step. How to implement though, is a problem, because of the imbalance of traffic (calls) between networks mean that it's difficult for everyone to offer the same rate.davidlianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03446293571375339579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630791402854049329.post-58593013277226824192009-01-17T03:46:00.000+08:002009-01-17T03:46:00.000+08:00Yeah I wrote about MNP for work recently, a lot of...Yeah I wrote about MNP for work recently, a lot of people didn't understand it and fear hidden charges. It's just like the scenario you explained e.g. a 016 number may not be a DiGi number anymore and therefore it might cost more for a DiGi subscriber to call to that number if it belongs to Maxis.<BR/><BR/>I would love to see telcos coming up with flat rate to all telcos packages, AFAIK, only Happy does that and it's not really a plan for working people. More for students really.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630791402854049329.post-45825368830786994182009-01-16T13:55:00.000+08:002009-01-16T13:55:00.000+08:00It's been implemented in other countries for a lon...It's been implemented in other countries for a long time.<BR/><BR/>Actually it was underway here for quite some time too but you can imagine the individual telcos weren't too happy about it due to higher risk of 'churn'.<BR/><BR/>People who wanted to keep their number had to stay with the behemoth telco despite horrible customer service.<BR/><BR/>Now though it's a competitive field again, whoever has the best packages will get the customers to switch over.<BR/><BR/>Same in UK btw, mobile numbers are like 07909 - it doesn't tell you which network it's from.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630791402854049329.post-85902031081914672652009-01-16T13:08:00.000+08:002009-01-16T13:08:00.000+08:00Indeed. In Australia for example, when I studied t...Indeed. In Australia for example, when I studied there the number didn't necessarily tell people which network you were on.<BR/><BR/>I just wonder where all this rumours of "hidden charges" came about from. People all around me fear it.davidlianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03446293571375339579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630791402854049329.post-51754706478624977152009-01-16T12:39:00.000+08:002009-01-16T12:39:00.000+08:00this has apparently been in place for some time el...this has apparently been in place for some time elsewhere in the world... personally i find it better since i have a "permanent" number. and my friends couldn't really be bothered with which mobile network i'm subscribed to. (so the network your friends subscribe to won't affect your decision which to use, no peer presure, equal oppurtunity for networks.)Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03713659423723713811noreply@blogger.com