I agree with you, Yury, in the fact that this is an open business opportunity should someone want to take the plunge. On the money side of things, I can't help and disagree with your thought on pricing, and like how you've opened this topic of discussion.
Verizon charges $80/mth unlimited, and yes there is a termination fee applied in addition to the sign-up process. I'd say $30-50 would have them flying off the shelf like hotcakes :) Plus with starbucks day passes in the city as your competition (I think they're $10 bucks?), you'll gain the mobility with a little heftier (albeit reasonable) price tag. Additional possibility: services such as GPS-tracking on the devices could be tacked on to track employees who need to be mobile for the day. Andy CYTEXONE > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Yury Gitman > Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005 1:32 AM > To: nycwireless@lists.nycwireless.net > Subject: Re: [nycwireless] Any place in NYC or nearby to rent > EVDO PCMCIA cardand account fora week? > > Pete and et all, > > I totally agree a little business like would have a lot of > niche uses. I'm not developing anything like that but have > myself been waiting for a vendor. just out of curiosity, what > do you think a good price would be? [maybe someone on this > list will see the possible dollar signs in that venture and > subsequently take it on.] > > I think people would pay anything from $50-100 a day to be > able to rent a service like this. > There is definitely a possibility to make a decent buck. > What do others think? > > -Yury > > > > > On Jul 9, 2005, at 10:41 PM, Andy Slezak wrote: > > > Terrific idea, pete - haven't heard of anything :( if you > use verizon > > dsl, you can use their numberous hotspots around the city and no > > additional cost to you. > > > > Andy > > CYTEXONE > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 11:47 PM > >> To: nycwireless@lists.nycwireless.net > >> Subject: [nycwireless] Any place in NYC or nearby to rent > EVDO PCMCIA > >> card and account fora week? > >> > >> > >> Any place in NYC or nearby to rent EVDO PCMCIA card and > account for a > >> week? > >> This question is probably a litle bit ahead of its time, but does > >> anybody know of a place in NYC or nearby where I could rent EVDO > >> access for a 7 - 10 day period? > >> > >> I'm going to be in the NYC area for a visit. > >> I have a laptop and need internet access in Teaneck, NJ in > an office > >> building and in a resedential building in Floral Park, NY. I use > >> this one app that really needs more than > >> 175 kbps, so EVDO is the way to go. > >> > >> Rental availability of EVDO cards and accounts will probably > >> eventually happen, but I'm guessing that, because it's so > new, that > >> nobody does this at the moment. > >> > >> Anybody know of a business that rents this sort of access? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Pete > >> > >> -- > >> NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ > >> Un/Subscribe: > >> http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ > >> Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/ > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > -- > > NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ > > Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/ > > nycwireless/ > > Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/ > > > > -- > NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ > Un/Subscribe: > http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ > Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/ > > > > > -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
