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I signed up for a SIM-only 30 day rolling contract with T-Mobile (UK) yesterday to stick in my unlocked iPhone. For 600 minutes, 'unlimited' SMS text messages

I signed up for a SIM-only 30 day rolling contract with T-Mobile (UK) yesterday to stick in my unlocked iPhone. For 600 minutes, 'unlimited' SMS text messages and 'unlimited' internet, I'm paying £20 a month. I think the problem in the US is the lack of real competition. The GSM/CDMA thing splits the market and you just don't have enough players. The whole situation is very different in Europe.

kgrin 17y ago
And even the two GSM carriers (T-Mobile/AT&T) have different frequencies for 3G, so even though you can move an unlocked Nexus One across their voice networks, if you want 3G your choice of device determines your carrier.
warfangle 17y ago
(for comparison, my AT&T contract for 600 minutes, 300 text messages, "unlimited" 3g, costs - after taxes - approximately $110/mo)