ICT elasticity
a) identify what kind of ICT services you have been using in your home country and now, studying in Hungary. make a comparison :
- how much do you pay for them in the two countries
- what % of your monthly income is spent on ICT in the two different countries
- how sensitively your demand reacts to the changes in prices , income
- to what category do these products belong in your consumption: normal, inferior, luxuries, substitutes, etc. in the two different countries
- what do you recommend for yourself to make your consumption the most rational according ICT
The two main ICT services I’m using in Hungary during my exchange semester and in my home country in France are :
Cellular Phone
Internet
- how much do you pay for them in the two countries
I think I behave very differently between the countries on these matters. In both countries, before subscribing to anything, I will do a benchmark in order to know what is the best solution.
But the best solution is different between these two countries:
Hungary: When I arrived in Budapest, one of the first thing I did was buying a phone and to buy a SIM card. I chose Vodafone in Deak Ferenc for a reason I would never think of in France, I wanted a place I was sure they were speaking English and used to deal with foreigners. My main aim was not to subscribe to anything and to have any engagement, that’s why I chose “Pay as you go”. I knew it’s always more expensive to choose this pre-paid card, but I was less sensitive to price because it wasn’t my first criteria. I pay 3000HUF for 100min of calling and 1GB to go on the Internet with my phone.
France : In France my criteria are very different. First I’m much more sensitive to price, because I will go to every competitors on the market in order to see which is the cheapest and which is the one who has the best service. Moreover, I have time to decide, I’m not in a hurry so I have time to do a deeper benchmark. In France, I had a 24
- how much do you pay for them in the two countries
- what % of your monthly income is spent on ICT in the two different countries
- how sensitively your demand reacts to the changes in prices , income
- to what category do these products belong in your consumption: normal, inferior, luxuries, substitutes, etc. in the two different countries
- what do you recommend for yourself to make your consumption the most rational according ICT
The two main ICT services I’m using in Hungary during my exchange semester and in my home country in France are :
Cellular Phone
Internet
- how much do you pay for them in the two countries
I think I behave very differently between the countries on these matters. In both countries, before subscribing to anything, I will do a benchmark in order to know what is the best solution.
But the best solution is different between these two countries:
Hungary: When I arrived in Budapest, one of the first thing I did was buying a phone and to buy a SIM card. I chose Vodafone in Deak Ferenc for a reason I would never think of in France, I wanted a place I was sure they were speaking English and used to deal with foreigners. My main aim was not to subscribe to anything and to have any engagement, that’s why I chose “Pay as you go”. I knew it’s always more expensive to choose this pre-paid card, but I was less sensitive to price because it wasn’t my first criteria. I pay 3000HUF for 100min of calling and 1GB to go on the Internet with my phone.
France : In France my criteria are very different. First I’m much more sensitive to price, because I will go to every competitors on the market in order to see which is the cheapest and which is the one who has the best service. Moreover, I have time to decide, I’m not in a hurry so I have time to do a deeper benchmark. In France, I had a 24