CNN - The European Union executive has been probing international roaming charges for years amid accusations that mobile phone operators are ripping off customers who make mobile calls while on trips abroad.Pametnjakovici iz Brisela su shvatili da neko nekog mulja sa cijenama roaminga u mobilnoj telefoniji. Ko koga? Pa veliki telekomi svoje i tudje korisnike. OK, svi znaju da kad si vani i na roamingu mozes se nadati racuncini na kraju mjeseca od kojeg doslovno boli glava. Ali ekipa iz EU-a je zakljucila da to bas i nije sasvim OK i da slobodno trziste bas i ne znaci deri kako ko stigne vec da se u situaciji u kojoj vladaju svega nekoliko velikih telekoma mora i intervenirati jer… pa pricali smo o Oligopolima i kartelnim ugovorima.Da, da. Znam, sad ce biti pametnjakovica koji ce me opet popljuvati i reci da sam neki tamo Cheguevara na kartama ili komunjara i da nemam pojma kako funkcionira trziste i kapitalizama. Ma OK, OK, sve 5 decki, sam si vi sanjajte slatki san o kapitalizmu u kojem je SVE dozvoljeno pa ce ko’ fol trziste samo regulirati cijene ali u Briselu su zakljucili da se to ne desava niti ce se desiti pukim cekanjem i liberalizacijom na papiru jer su veliki pojeli male i diktiraju tempo pa su odlucili poduzeti sta se poduzeti moze. Za pocetak su odlucili napraviti web stranicu na kojoj ce biti prikazane cijene roaminga, za koji kazu da je prilicno mutna stvar, a isto tako i cijena telefoniranja koje su, prema njihovom misljenju, visoke i to poprilicno neopravdano i sa jako slabim obrazlozenjima. Za sada nece ulaziti u dodatnu regulaciju. Vodafone je najavio smanjenje cijena u roamingu dok se Deutsche Telekom nasao iznenadjen i uvrijedjen pitanjem EU-a o visokoj cijeni roaminaga pravdajuci se sve u 16. Bilo kako bilo… bit ce. :-)

EU plans Web Site to help cut mobile phone charges "In spite of first signs of movement in the markets, the Commission is not satisfied that the prices to be paid by consumers already reflect the result of effective competition," the European Union executive said in a statement. "The Commission therefore will take measures to enhance the transparency of international mobile roaming charges to allow consumers the choice of the best offer." Selmayr warned that national regulators were still probing the sector to see if regulation is required, but on its own the Commission is not planning any regulation. The Commission’s plan to publish roaming charges comes as it continues to investigate the price of wholesale roaming charges in Germany and Britain between 1997 and 2003.

No bilo kako bilo, mobilni operatori zaradjuju sve manje i manje po korisniku bez obzira na sve djidje midje kojima ih obasipaju. I pored svih GPRS-a, MMS-a, melodija i svega ostaloga, korisnici i dalje mobitel vide kao SMS+voice ili "obicni" telefon (bas cudno).

Cell Phone Customers Put New Technologies on Hold

Tired of his monthly cell phone bill of 40 pounds (US$72.24), Peter Koenig, a London-based financial journalist, last summer switched from O2 to 3, a high-speed third-generation network run by the Hong Kong-based company Hutchison Whampoa. Third-generation telephony allows for data transmission up to 40 times faster than the previous generation of digital mobile voice networks, and telecommunications companies spent billions setting up 3G Latest News about 3G systems. With 3, Koenig lowered his monthly charges 38 percent, to 25 pounds (US$45.15). His plan included 500 minutes per month to any network in Britain at no additional charge, more than double what O2 provided. "I’m pretty happy with 3," Koenig said. When he signed on, the company sold Koenig a silver 3G handset made by LG Electronics for just 4.99 pounds (US$9.01). Without a subscription, the phone, which can take still photos and short video clips, as well as replay music, stream video and surf the Internet, would have cost about 85 pounds (US$153.49). "I take photos with my phone quite a bit, but I rarely send them to others," Koenig said. "What I tend to do is hold up the phone and show people the pictures." Alex Zadvorny, a senior analyst at Analysys, a London research firm, said the biggest recent innovation in mobile telephony is 3’s approach to selling plain old voice services. Since March 2003, it has attracted 7 million customers to its third-generation networks in European countries by offering easy-to-understand, flat- rate voice and SMS packages aimed at heavy users.

OK, ne bi sad htio pricat napamet ali nekako mi se cini da ce neki od novih mobilnih operatera ponuditi slican pristup svojim korisnicima i umjesto UMPAHPAH tehnologija ponuditi prihvatljivije cijene i pokoji sjajni novi mobitel za malu lovu. No opet, mozda i nece. Ko ce njih znati, glavno je da nisam potpisao neki ugovor na XYX mjeseci za novi mob il’ nesto slicno kao neki. A opet, Motorola Razr V3 je tak simpa…. doduse u USA ga nude uz ugovor za cca $200, a kod nas za $300 al’ neka, ipak smo mi bogatiji od tamo nekih Amera.
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