* Posts by Shiver MeTimbers

3 publicly visible posts • joined 21 Jun 2010

RIM is really in trouble when even Windows Phone 8 looks great

Shiver MeTimbers

Wrong strategy

I think RIM have got it totally wrong with their strategy:

1) A huge number of the "80 Million loyal users" use low end Blackberries, BB10 is way out of their price range.

2) RIM have a large Corporate user base who like them because they have physical keyboards, Initial BB10 phones are touchscreens, no physical keyboard, and their last touchscreen phone tanked big time.

3) BB10 needed to be a big step forward in phones in general to succeed. I've used it and its ok, but just ok. There are plenty of cheaper ok phones out there at the moment.

What RIM should have done is release a lower end physical keyboard BB10 device first to establish volume, then follow up with mid tier and premium devices to grow the brand again.

By aiming at premium first with an average OS is madness.

They have made a device that their current base either do not want or cannot afford by failing to understand what their current customers want.

Virgin Media's latest throttling rules

Shiver MeTimbers

I cancelled virgin media after a week. I use the On live gaming system and was throttled on the 10mb service after an hour of play. The throttling meant I could not play for 5 hours! Virgin told me the only thing I could do was upgrade to a faster package where I would still get throttled but at least I could still play. So pay more and still get a throttled service? No chance. I am now on Sky who do not throttle and have no fair use clause. I suggest you all do the same.

Lone workers will like being tracked, says Orange

Shiver MeTimbers
FAIL

postings by ignorant ramblers

You clearly have no idea about the subject you are posting on, so keep your ill informed verbal diahorrea to yourself in future.