ICE Runs Out Of 3G
Cellular Phones
In the nothing new or surprising department,
the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad
(ICE) is without 3G cellular phones, USB
cellular connectors or portable computers to
offer its customers.
It appears that someone screwed up real bad
at ICE, since it has hundreds of thousands
of 3G lines, but not equipment to offer
customers looking for a package deal under
its Kölbi plans.
The Gran Área Metropolitana (GAM) - San José
- ICE agencies were the first to run out of
stock.
ICE officials say the demand for the new
service was greater than expected or just
another way of saying we screwed up.
ICE offers 3G service in a standalone
pricing or in packages that include the 3G
telephone by ZTE, LG and Nokia and
USB/portable computers just for data
customers.
The first phones to go were the Nokia, then
LG and last resort the Chinese made ZTE.
Of the 950.000 3G lines ICE installed in
December, only 185.058 have been sold so
far, the majority moving from the TDMA
service.
ICE also reports selling only 10.000 USB
data connectors and 1.500 mini portable
computers under its Kölbi plans.
Jaime Palermo, speaking for ICE, says that
new stock is expected by the end of the
month, possibly by March 25.
Anyone who has lived in Costa Rica or has
been an ICE cellular customer cannot be
surprised at all of this, they have been
living the "ICE dream" for many years. |
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