Congratulations Americans, We Pay The Most For Cellphone Service

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  1. Baack

    Baack Road Train Member

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    http://consumerist.com/5335809/congratulations-americans-we-pay-the-most-for-cellphone-service
     
    Baack, Aug 13, 2009
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    kickin chicken Thanks this.
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    Not counting text, pics, internet access, insanely high deposits, and work lost to service outages. Every market in this country is based on pure thievery now.
     
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    something else most other country's the incoming call to a cell phone is paid by the person calling. I bet that keeps a lot of useless calls down
     
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    i was watching a a program on india and their economy and they pay an average of $5 a month from many of the us carriers that are entering the market
     
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    You are 100% correct, when I was stationed in Germany in 2002 we used to answer our phones "Your Euro, Go". The phones were free to us unless you called someone. And that's not on a special plan either. Plus we were using text messaging long before I ever heard about it back home in the USA.
     
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    This is not a surprise in the free market.
     
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    I think we need National Cell Phone Reform plan.

    Anyone willing to lobby Congress for that ??:biggrin_25523:

    On the flip side of this....Look at what the other countries get. Postage stamp coverage !!! Hey, their country is a postage stamp compared to ours, when you consider size and terrain.
     
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    "free market"... another oxymoron.
     
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    Sure I'd be willing to be a cell phone czar LOL
    Heard the pay is great:biggrin_25526:

     
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    I just got my first $1,000 bill from AT&T after 6 years of service. :biggrin_2554:

    I have made FAR too many friends on this forum... you guys are KILLING ME!!!! :biggrin_25526:
     
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