Interesting Telecommunication Plans, etc
November 6, 2009
Communication is important.
Neil Postman writes in his book, Amusing Ourselves to Death, that the message is in the medium, and therefore different media communicate different information. Very true. A smoke signal, for example, transmits much less information then an email. Hence, I need different communication techniques for different objectives and audiences: blogging, emailing, phoning, texting, etc.
So, last week I purchased a dutch cell phone with a PrePaid plan. Fine. The standard plan is 0.35 euro/min and 0.23 euro/sms. Then, a few days ago, I looked a bit more closely at T-Mobile’s website, and see they have different options for PrePaid cell phones, and all options were cheaper than the standard. The only thing you have to do is text the desired plan to 1414, and a few minutes later your plan is changed. That’s it.
What I find interesting is that T-Mobile has all these different PrePaid plans, and that some bundles have higher call, sms and mms rates, while the plan right beside it has lower rates for all three communication styles. So, in the future, whoever happens to buy a PrePaid cell phone in Holland from T-Mobile, right away text “Prepaid 24/7″ to 1414.
Onto a different subject, today I had a very good conversation with the Commercial Officer from the Canadian Embassy in the Hague. He is organizing a Business Day in the Hague, exploring trade opportunities in healthy food ingredients between Canada and the Netherlands. We were both very excited after the conversation and I am looking forward to the event. Over 100 business people will be attending and the networking opportunities will undoubtedly be phenomenal.
Lastly, tonight I think I will be visiting with some of the married children of the family where I am boarding.
Tchau.
