Ngowama-2022, iVerizon, iT-Mobile, kunye neAT&T nganye inemisebenzi emininzi yokukhuthaza izixhobo eziphambili, igcina inani lababhalisileyo abatsha likwinqanaba eliphezulu kwaye izinga lokukhuhla liphantsi. I-AT&T kunye neVerizon nazo zonyuse amaxabiso esicwangciso senkonzo njengoko ezi nkampani zimbini zijonge ukunciphisa iindleko ezivela ekunyukeni kwamaxabiso.
Kodwa ekupheleni kuka-2022, umdlalo wokukhuthaza uqala ukutshintsha. Ukongeza kwiintengiso ezinkulu kwizixhobo, abathwali beenkonzo nabo baqalise ukunciphisa izicwangciso zabo zenkonzo.
I-T-Mobile iqhuba unyuselo lwezicwangciso zenkonzo olubonelela ngedatha engenamkhawulo kwimigca emine nge-$25 ngenyanga ngomgca ngamnye, kunye nee-iPhone ezine zasimahla.
IVerizon inepromoshini efanayo ekuqaleni kuka-2023, inikezela ngesicwangciso sokuqala esingenamkhawulo se-$25 ngenyanga kunye nesiqinisekiso sokugcina elo xabiso iminyaka emithathu.
Ngandlela thile, ezi zicwangciso zenkonzo ezixhaswayo ziyindlela yokuba abaqhubi bafumane ababhalisile. Kodwa ukunyuswa kweenkonzo kukwaphendula kwiimeko ezitshintshayo zemarike, apho iinkampani zekhebula zithatha ababhalisile kubanini bazo ngokunikezela ngezicwangciso zenkonzo ezixabiso liphantsi.
Umdlalo oPhambili weSpectrum kunye neXfinity: Amaxabiso, ukuBumba, kunye nokuguquguquka
Kwikota yesine ka-2022, abaqhubi beentambo iSpectrum kunye neXfinity batsale iifowuni ezihlawulelwayo ezingama-980,000, ezingaphezulu kakhulu kuneVerizon, T-Mobile, okanye i-AT&T. Amaxabiso aphantsi anikezelwa ngabaqhubi beentambo ahambelana nabathengi kwaye aqhubela phambili ukongezwa kwababhalisi.
Ngelo xesha, i-T-Mobile yayihlawulisa i-$45 ngenyanga ngomgca ngamnye kwisicwangciso sayo esingenamda esingabizi kakhulu, ngelixa iVerizon yayihlawulisa i-$55 ngenyanga ngemigca emibini kwisicwangciso sayo esingenamda esingabizi kakhulu. Okwangoku, umqhubi wekhebula unika ababhalisile bayo be-intanethi umgca ongenamkhawulo nge-$30 ngenyanga.
Ngokuhlanganisa iinkonzo ezininzi kunye nokongeza imigca engaphezulu, izivumelwano ziba ngcono nangakumbi. Ngaphandle kokonga imali, umyalezo ophambili ujikeleza kwisiphakamiso somqhubi wekhebula esithi “akukho mingcele iqhotyoshelweyo”. Abathengi banokutshintsha izicwangciso zabo inyanga nenyanga, nto leyo esusa uloyiko lokuzibophelela kwaye ivumele abasebenzisi ukuba babe nethuba lokutshintsha. Oku kunceda abathengi bonge imali kwaye balungelelanise izicwangciso zabo ngendlela abaphila ngayo ngendlela abangakwaziyo ngayo abathwali abakhoyo.
Abasandula ukungena baqinisa ukhuphiswano olungenazingcingo
Ngenxa yempumelelo yeempawu zabo zeXfinity kunye neSpectrum, iComcast kunye neCharter ziseke imodeli ezamkelwa ngokukhawuleza zezinye iinkampani zekhebula. I-Cox Communications ibhengeze ukuqaliswa kwephawu labo leCox Mobile kwiCES, ngelixa iMediacom ikwafake isicelo sophawu lwentengiso lwe-“Mediacom Mobile” ngoSeptemba 2022. Nangona iCox kunye neMediacom zingenalo umlinganiselo weComcast okanye weCharter, njengoko imakethi ilindele abantu abaninzi abangenayo, kwaye kunokubakho abadlali bekhebula abaninzi abanokuqhubeka nabaqhubi ukuba abaziqhelanisi nokutsala abasebenzisi.
Iinkampani zekhebula bezibonelela ngokuguquguquka okuphezulu kunye namaxabiso angcono, nto leyo ethetha ukuba abaqhubi kuya kufuneka balungise indlela yabo yokubonelela ngexabiso elingcono ngezicwangciso zabo zenkonzo. Kukho iindlela ezimbini ezingakhethiyo ezinokuthi zithathwe: Iinkampani zekhebula zinokubonelela ngeenkonzo zokunyuswa, okanye zigcine amaxabiso engaguquki kodwa zongeze ixabiso kwizicwangciso zazo ngokongeza ubhaliso kwiinkonzo zokusasaza kunye nezinye izibonelelo eziya kuba zingenazo iinkampani zekhebula ukuze zihambelane neendlela okanye umlinganiselo. Nokuba yeyiphi na indlela, iindleko zenkonzo zinokunyuka, nto leyo ethetha ukuba imali ekhoyo yokuxhasa izixhobo inokuncipha.
Okwangoku, izibonelelo zehardware, ukuhlanganiswa kweenkonzo, kunye neenkonzo ezongeziweyo ngexabiso elinezicwangciso ezingenamkhawulo zeprimiyamu ziye zaba zizinto eziphambili eziqhuba ukufuduka ukusuka kwi-prepaid ukuya kwi-postpaid. Nangona kunjalo, ngenxa yeengxaki ezinkulu zoqoqosho abanokuthi bajongane nazo abaqhubi ngo-2023, kubandakanya ukunyuka kweendleko zamatyala, izicwangciso zeenkonzo ezixhaswayo zinokuthetha ukutshintsha ukusuka kwizibonelelo zezixhobo. Abanye abakhoyo sele benike iingcebiso ezifihlakeleyo malunga nokupheliswa kwezibonelelo ezinkulu zezixhobo ebeziqhubeka kwiminyaka embalwa edlulileyo. Olu tshintsho luza kuhamba kancinci kwaye luhambe kancinci.
Okwangoku, abathwali beenkonzo baza kuguqukela kwiintengiso zezicwangciso zabo zenkonzo ukuze bakhusele umhlaba wabo, ingakumbi ngexesha lonyaka apho ukukhuhlana kweenkonzo kukhawuleza khona. Yiyo loo nto zombini i-T-Mobile kunye neVerizon zibonelela ngezivumelwano zentengiso zexesha elifutshane kwizicwangciso zenkonzo, endaweni yokunciphisa amaxabiso ngokusisigxina kwizicwangciso ezikhoyo. Nangona kunjalo, abathwali beenkonzo baza kuba mathidala ukubonelela ngezicwangciso zeenkonzo ezixabiso liphantsi kuba akukho mdla wokhuphiswano lwamaxabiso.
Okwangoku, akukho nto itshintshileyo ngokweenkqubo zokunyuswa kwezixhobo zekhompyutha ukusukela oko i-T-Mobile kunye neVerizon zaqala ukubonelela ngeenkqubo zokunyuswa kwezicwangciso zenkonzo, kodwa imeko eguqukayo isakhokelela kumbuzo obalulekileyo: ingaba ezi nkampani zimbini zinokukhuphisana njani ngamaxabiso enkonzo kunye neentengiso zezixhobo zekhompyutha? Ukhuphiswano luza kuqhubeka ixesha elingakanani. Kulindeleke ukuba ekugqibeleni inkampani enye irhoxe.
Ixesha lokuthumela: Matshi-06-2023