Another massive threat emerges for wireless carriers: Facebook

[Wireless News]

http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KKroDSD_oLHuS38YC6W73Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/BGR_News/facebook-sign-htc-first.jpg (http://news.yahoo.com/another-massive-threat-emerges-wireless-carriers-facebook-121523029.html)Facebook’s acquisition of WhatsApp has some interesting implications. Among them is the fact that Facebook is now starting to challenge mobile operators in major Western markets. German operator e-plus now offers a-WhatsApp SIM card that gives users unlimited WhatsApp messaging combined with a mobile data and mobile voice calling package of 600MB and 600 minutes.-The big news here is the price: 10 euros, or about $14 —-and that is not a monthly charge; you can stretch it out as long as you can. If you lean heavily on free WhatsApp messages and have home Wi-Fi for downloading apps and doing light browsing, that $14 package could be used entirely for mobile voice. 600 minutes could last six weeks, two months



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