SYT (ASX) Ann: Syntonic to Launch Freeway to Turkeys 38m Mobile Users

Originally posted by freekid29 ↑

I have to disagree. It's one thing to see things how it is right now but it is another thing to see how it can be, such is the case with Vietnam. Yes right now due to the cost of high data consumers tend to find wifi hotspots to binge on data on their smart phones.
However Freeway offers bingeing on data via sponsored data without the need for wifi or logging into different passwords and hoping there is no limitation/restrictions or speed issues with the wifi, as I have encountered numerous times as I have spent a great deal of time in Vietnam.

Freeway is about to disrupt the way consumers consume mobile data and still be connected whilst roaming, especially since Vietnam is a big country with many houses and farmland in between cities ( Thanh Pho ). Given this option (Sponsored data - Free/sponsored data without costing end consumers a fortune) I think Vietnam is one country that is ripe to be a cash cow for Syntonic.

Some men see things as they are, and ask why. I dream of things that never were, and ask why not. - Robert Kennedy

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No doubt you make a good case, especially given the quality of the Freeway technology. Its a great app that offers users unlimited data on a specific range of apps.

However, this just isnt going to work in (thanh pho) cities in Vietnam. If you actually claim to have spent a lot of time in Vietnam then perhaps you would have noticed the habits they currently have. The majority of young people here dont even connect to wifi using passwords anymore. An app here has been developed that stores wifi passwords, allowing you to log in without the need to type in a password. So I can hardly see any inconvenience removed with the introduction of freeway.

On top of this, we have the financial aspect. Vietnamese dont want to pay for anything and if they do it has to be cheap. Having a recurring $5 or $10 monthly subscription is a luxury.

With regard to Vietnam being a big country with many farmland, most of the mobile users are in the cities, the young people. If you want to move between cities then people use bus/train ... which all come with free wifi. Despite this fact, you can still travel off road for an hour, find a tin shack and marvel at their ability to still have a high speed wifi connection ...

I pay $5 a month for my prepaid data/call - and Im in the luxury spenders range. I don't mean to pull your argument apart but the viability here for big revenues wont come for at least 5 - 10 years. I love syntonic, cash will come from somewhere else though.
all IMO