Well, still, MVNOs aren’t for everyone. That statement in particular might have been a broad one by me.
One Postpaid carrier strength is family plans. The per-person cost for 4 people is very comparable to MVNOs and you get better service.
The next is phone financing and subsidies. If you’re the type of person who wants a new phone every 3 years, a postpaid carrier will have some of the more low-friction options for that.
Finally, MVNOs simply don’t offer high usage plans for heavy users. For example, my current postpaid plan gives me something like 50-80GB of monthly tethering allowance before throttling. There isn’t really an MVNO offering that at any price.
So, I think postpaid plans fit a higher income heavy user and/or a family pretty well.
One Postpaid carrier strength is family plans. The per-person cost for 4 people is very comparable to MVNOs and you get better service.
The next is phone financing and subsidies. If you’re the type of person who wants a new phone every 3 years, a postpaid carrier will have some of the more low-friction options for that.
Finally, MVNOs simply don’t offer high usage plans for heavy users. For example, my current postpaid plan gives me something like 50-80GB of monthly tethering allowance before throttling. There isn’t really an MVNO offering that at any price.
So, I think postpaid plans fit a higher income heavy user and/or a family pretty well.