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> That’s an average of $22.92/Gb or $0.0224 per megabyte That is surprisingly expensive: I live in Germany and pay monthly 10 Euro per 1.5GB - that's 6.7 Euro

> That’s an average of $22.92/Gb or $0.0224 per megabyte That is surprisingly expensive: I live in Germany and pay monthly 10 Euro per 1.5GB - that's 6.7 Euro per GB or about 7.5 USD per GB ... And that's not even a contract but prepaid on monthly basis. Actually I could get 5 GB for 15 Euro thats 3 Euro or 3.4 USD per GB. Is mobile traffic really about 5 to 6 times more expensive in the US?

Eridrus 11y ago
Depends how you count it. The pricing structure of cell phones is pretty unfriendly in the US. You can get a 1GB plan from T-Mobile for $50; or a $3GB plan for $60 or 5GB for $70 or unlimited for $80. [1] So, the average cost is close to that $22/GB number, but the marginal cost is closer to $5. You can find some prepaid voice+data plans, but their prices are not particularly competitive in the 2GB range. I did find some cheaper data-only plans from T-Mobile at $10/GB[2], but that's not really what people are buying. [1] http://www.t-mobile.com/cell-phone-plans/individual.html http://www.t-mobile.com/cell-phone-plans/individual.html [2] https://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-internet https://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-internet
- maxerickson 11y ago
  The so called Walmart plan is cheaper: https://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/other-prepaid-plans https://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/other-prepaid-plans (And fairly popular as prepaid goes)