Telefonica Movistar triples MMS prices in Spain in a blatant display of corporate greed
If you thought the price of technology is getting cheaper all the time as new stuff becomes more popular, think again! At least as far as Telefonica’s Movistar is concerned that’s not the case at all.
From next month, the increasingly common practise of sending Multimedia Messages (MMS), consisting of photos or video, from Movistar’s mobile network is about to become a real and true luxury for consumers.
Roll up! Roll up! Movistar MMS messages now only 1 Euro each (+VAT)
As El PaÃs reports, the number of MMS messages sent in Spain has doubled last year to 279 million, compared to 143 million messages in 2005. Common economic sense would predict that the more popular a technology becomes, the cheaper it gets. But in a blatant display of corporate greed, Telefonica Movistar has just announced that from 1st March 2008 they are raising their prices for sending MMS messages in Spain to a whopping 1€ + VAT!
Movistar’s increased MMS price will apply regardless of destination network
Movistar said it will apply this new price equally to MMS messages sent to all networks, making it three and a half times the current Movistar-Movistar MMS price of 28 cents, and almost double the cost of sending an MMS to another operator - currently 55cents.
Needless to say, consumers won’t be happy at all about this very hefty price indeed for what amounts to a paltry few kilobytes of data zipping through a mobile phone network!
And in other news…
Direct Telecom promises amazing rates with the coming launch of BT Mobile in Spain!
It’s not all bleak news for mobile phone users! Direct Telecom is happy to announce that we are one of the very few distributors chosen by British Telecom to launch the BT Mobile service in Spain in the very near future. Soon, you will be able to enjoy a reliable mobile phone service at amazingly competitive rates!
“About time!†you say? Well, keep your eyes peeled for more information available soon on this blog and on the Direct Telecom website!
February 11th, 2008 at 7:56 pm
we are setting up a golf holiday in spain company in the uk for clients.We will have an office in the UK and already have one in spain.
What system would be good for us?
What willl we gain when BT mobile is announced at the moment we use movistar and have calls from to UK mobile and landlines which is very expensive.
February 11th, 2008 at 7:58 pm
we are stting up a golf holiday compasny in the Uk. We have an office in spain.
What low cost BT solutions can you offer.
When will you launch mobile communication and in what form?
February 12th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
Dear Mr. Connerty,
Thank you for your post in the blog.
The exact definition and advantages of the BT mobile service are still very confidential at this stage so that competitors do not get a chance to react to the offer. We will be able to release this information officially towards the end of February 08. However, from the information we do have we can quite confidently say that BT Mobile rates will be extremely competitive and are also designed to cater for the needs of those who want to make low cost international calls from their mobiles.
Today, it is still cheapest to call UK landlines & mobiles using Direct Telecom’s Low Cost Call service for which it is free to sign up.
Apart from the BT Mobile service, Direct Telecom will also soon be able to provide a low cost call service to be used from any mobile phone in Spain. It should in fact be possible to call a UK landline from a spanish mobile for 50 mins for less than a total of 2 Euros.
As for your business in UK & Spain, we can offer you a vPBX (Virtual Secretary) and Non geographic UK/Spain numbers that can divert the calls to your UK/Spanish landlines where required, with optional extras such as Interactive Menu’s.
If we can be of any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us directly by calling 902 107 111 or emai: info@direct-telecom.es
Kind regards,
Direct Telecom Team