Comments on: When is a cap not a cap ? When it’s really a floor. http://www.cspcentral.com.au/2008/08/when-is-a-cap-not-a-cap-when-its-really-a-floor/ Australia's ISP and Telco Legal Site Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:16:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John http://www.cspcentral.com.au/2008/08/when-is-a-cap-not-a-cap-when-its-really-a-floor/#comment-4 John Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:40:45 +0000 http://203.100.228.50/wordpress/?p=190#comment-4 I was so irrate about caps that I am just glad at least someone else sees the craziness: 1. The "value" of a cap is actually closely tied to the excess fee. Hence if you have a high value plan (or high ratio if you divide it by your monthly fee) your excess fees will be higher WHEN (not IF) you go over your included call amount. 2. If you try and get a plan that suits your AVERAGE usage you ARE going to be in for billshock. One month can be a higher usage than the rest; if you get a plan that suits your MAXIMUM, then you are going to be ripped off every month with your minimum fees. In short: caps suck! I was so irrate about caps that I am just glad at least someone else sees the craziness:
1. The “value” of a cap is actually closely tied to the excess fee. Hence if you have a high value plan (or high ratio if you divide it by your monthly fee) your excess fees will be higher WHEN (not IF) you go over your included call amount.
2. If you try and get a plan that suits your AVERAGE usage you ARE going to be in for billshock. One month can be a higher usage than the rest; if you get a plan that suits your MAXIMUM, then you are going to be ripped off every month with your minimum fees.

In short: caps suck!

]]> By: head http://www.cspcentral.com.au/2008/08/when-is-a-cap-not-a-cap-when-its-really-a-floor/#comment-5 head Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:22:29 +0000 http://203.100.228.50/wordpress/?p=190#comment-5 Love it! Very true indeed. As a perhaps 'smarter than average' consumer, I was always well aware of this issue and constantly had to monitor my usage. Once you go past your cap, the cost per call is immense at nearly $1 for a 1s phone call. Even pay phones are a bargain in comparison. :-) Love it! Very true indeed.

As a perhaps ‘smarter than average’ consumer, I was always well aware of this issue and constantly had to monitor my usage.

Once you go past your cap, the cost per call is immense at nearly $1 for a 1s phone call. Even pay phones are a bargain in comparison. :-)

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