He said he found it odd that customers had to pay an additional fee per device when they were already paying for the data they were using.
I am setting up a contact registry for owners of electronic hand-held devices like cellphones, BlackBerrys and iPods that will attempt to match Finders to Losers (I use that term advisedly, but that's how it feels) for a modest annual fee per device.
The service also takes care of any issues involved with carrier fees and device problems.
With every new offering, including our 0% [APR] financing, no fees for device purchase, and Visible Protect, we will advance our mission of removing complicated barriers for all consumers".
Qualcomm makes half of its revenue in China, but said in its last quarterly report that it was having problems collecting licensing fees from device makers.
OEMs, often paying a per-device fee to Microsoft to ship devices running Google's Android, now have a separate option that includes no software payments.
Microsoft has secured a patent deal with the world's biggest consumer electronics manufacturer to receive fees for devices powered by Google's Android and Chrome operating systems.
So, it is willing to forgo Windows OEM fees on devices smaller than 9 inches running either Windows Phone or regular Windows, for example.
To make money, Swype charges phone makers a licensing fee for each device sold.
Customers who choose a shared data plan will pay a monthly fee for each device on their account.
