Get more value from 3G/4G caps on smartphone (Part 4 of 5)

Monday, August 27th, 2012 Han Dong, Sr. Product Marketing Manager

In part 3, we discussed that “free Wi-Fi” isn’t always free.

We’ve discussed the security issues of Wi-Fi as well as the number of Wi-Fi only electronics growing quickly, but we yet to mention the cap 3G/4G puts on your electronics.  Here’s how your smartphone can get more from your 3G/4G data caps:

4. 3G/4G data caps (and International roaming) limit what apps and functions we can do on smartphones and tablets.
We often hear from our customers, “my smartphone has 3G/LTE/4G data service, I have all the bandwidth and coverage I need.”  However, what these same users forget is that all that added bandwidth (with bigger data application needs and file transfers) now means that monthly data limits are reached sooner than ever before.  That new iPad Retina display might look really nice, but once you start streaming videos or video-chatting, you’re gonna run into your data limits (or overage charges) sooner rather than later.  Wi-Fi is THE cost effective alternative to parsimonious and pricey 3G/4G data limits.  Why limit the usefulness of you smartphone or tablet by sticking to the low thresholds imposed by 3G/4G data plans?  For international travelers, the need for global Wi-Fi is even clearer.

Check back next week to see our fifth and final reason, “Premium ‘command and control’ services + Integration with Mobile Device Management (MDM) solutions”

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Tags: 3G network, 4G network, Open Mobile Platform, smartphone