AT&T Ending Unlimited Data Plans

MeanerDomainer · 06-02-2010, 07:02 AM

Not sure if it's truly good news for .mobi, but I can't think of any reason why it would be bad news...

AT&T to end unlimited pricing plan for mobile data | Reuters

rocknrollo · 06-02-2010, 08:19 AM

Good news as websites will have to be scalled down for mobile web and .mobi will be recognized as the right site for mobile web surfing

freeflow · 06-02-2010, 02:58 PM

Sounds like good news to me as well.

DubDubDubDot · 06-02-2010, 04:16 PM

It is neither good nor bad news.

At the end of the day developers have to make the same decision on whether or not to serve content differently to mobile users and if they will use .mobi, a .com redirect or a mobile CSS.

I can't agree with the implication in this thread that users will look for .mobi just to be safe in fear of the .com not redirecting. Nobody is going to say, "Whatever.com might not be mobile optimized and I'm low on bandwidth, so I'm going to ____.mobi instead." There just isn't enough serious .mobi development for much of anyone to fill in that blank. Even .mobi enthusiasts would have a hard time surfing like that.

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MeanerDomainer NamePros Regular Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 447	AT&T Ending Unlimited Data Plans Not sure if it's truly good news for .mobi, but I can't think of any reason why it would be bad news... AT&T to end unlimited pricing plan for mobile data \| Reuters

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rocknrollo NamePros Regular Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 860	Good news as websites will have to be scalled down for mobile web and .mobi will be recognized as the right site for mobile web surfing __________________ www.FreedomTrail.mobi LibertyIsland.mobi ........ www.Cloud.in Get In The Cloud

06-02-2010, 02:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
freeflow NamePros Regular Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 236	Sounds like good news to me as well.

06-02-2010, 04:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
DubDubDubDot Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,634	It is neither good nor bad news. At the end of the day developers have to make the same decision on whether or not to serve content differently to mobile users and if they will use .mobi, a .com redirect or a mobile CSS. I can't agree with the implication in this thread that users will look for .mobi just to be safe in fear of the .com not redirecting. Nobody is going to say, "Whatever.com might not be mobile optimized and I'm low on bandwidth, so I'm going to ____.mobi instead." There just isn't enough serious .mobi development for much of anyone to fill in that blank. Even .mobi enthusiasts would have a hard time surfing like that.

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