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>>A $50/month "social network" would be beyond the budget of a large part of the population. Not many people have $600/year to spend on a communications tool.

>>A $50/month "social network" would be beyond the budget of a large part of the population. Not many people have $600/year to spend on a communications tool. You do realize many cellphone plans cost that much if not a lot more, right?

kalleboo 10y ago
And the people who can't afford it have cheaper plans, and use mostly WiFi for data edit: just checked US mobile pricing. Damn you guys are getting ripped off hard
darklajid 10y ago
Based on what observations? Around here most people pay half of that as far as I'm aware - and I'm hoping that this number is even lower in low income countries. Plus, comparing a general internet access & phone plan with a specific online service seems odd. Even if I'd trust you with this number, paying $50 for 'the internet' or paying the same amount for WhatsApp 2.0 doesn't seem direcly comparable.
- enraged_camel 10y ago
  We were easily paying $100/month for AT&T's "family plan." This was about 8 years ago. We then switched to T-Mobile's pre-paid plans, which start at $40/month. That's for 3 GB of data. If you want 5 GB, it's $50/month, which comes to $600/year.
siscia 10y ago
I pay roughly 7$/month for my phone plane here in Italy...
- pmontra 10y ago
  Me too. 6.05 Euro for 2 hours of voice calls (which I never use fully), 120 SMS (same as before), 2 GB data (anything the tower has up to LTE). I typically use 300 MB of data and some 3 GB of WiFi. Most people won't find those 2 hours of voice calls enough, but voice calls in apps are starting to erode the "real" calls.
  - siscia 10y ago
    Wait, what plans are you on? I pay ~7€ (5 for 1GB of data) and 2€ for accessories such as call and SMS that I seldom use...
    - pmontra 10y ago
      Wind Fresh. They don't sell it anymore, too good for customers.
user5994461 10y ago
UK cellphone costs: £7.50/month = 500 MB data + 250 minutes + unlimited texts £20/month = unlimited data + unlimited minutes + unlimited texts
- sealjam 10y ago
  Could you please direct me to the latter deal? I didn't find anything like that when I came to renew my plan.
  - user5994461 10y ago
    https://www.giffgaff.com/sim-only-plans https://www.giffgaff.com/sim-only-plans Speed restrictions apply after 6GB of data usage.
    - deleted 10y ago
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  - oarsinsync 10y ago
    http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/hukd-sim-only-thread-cheapest-sim-only-deals-free-sim-offers-2481975 http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/hukd-sim-only-thread-cheapes...
baq 10y ago
in the US? certainly not in India.
gspetr 10y ago
Such outrageous pricing is a US thing. Another data point to ad to sibling comments citing prices in Europe: $4.80 monthly in Russia for 250 minutes, 250 SMS and 1GB.

kalleboo 10y ago

And the people who can't afford it have cheaper plans, and use mostly WiFi for data edit: just checked US mobile pricing. Damn you guys are getting ripped off hard

darklajid 10y ago

Based on what observations? Around here most people pay half of that as far as I'm aware - and I'm hoping that this number is even lower in low income countries. Plus, comparing a general internet access & phone plan with a specific online service seems odd. Even if I'd trust you with this number, paying $50 for 'the internet' or paying the same amount for WhatsApp 2.0 doesn't seem direcly comparable.

enraged_camel 10y ago
We were easily paying $100/month for AT&T's "family plan." This was about 8 years ago. We then switched to T-Mobile's pre-paid plans, which start at $40/month. That's for 3 GB of data. If you want 5 GB, it's $50/month, which comes to $600/year.

siscia 10y ago

I pay roughly 7$/month for my phone plane here in Italy...

pmontra 10y ago
Me too. 6.05 Euro for 2 hours of voice calls (which I never use fully), 120 SMS (same as before), 2 GB data (anything the tower has up to LTE). I typically use 300 MB of data and some 3 GB of WiFi. Most people won't find those 2 hours of voice calls enough, but voice calls in apps are starting to erode the "real" calls.
- siscia 10y ago
  Wait, what plans are you on? I pay ~7€ (5 for 1GB of data) and 2€ for accessories such as call and SMS that I seldom use...
  - pmontra 10y ago
    Wind Fresh. They don't sell it anymore, too good for customers.

user5994461 10y ago

UK cellphone costs: £7.50/month = 500 MB data + 250 minutes + unlimited texts £20/month = unlimited data + unlimited minutes + unlimited texts

sealjam 10y ago
Could you please direct me to the latter deal? I didn't find anything like that when I came to renew my plan.
- user5994461 10y ago
  https://www.giffgaff.com/sim-only-plans https://www.giffgaff.com/sim-only-plans Speed restrictions apply after 6GB of data usage.
  - deleted 10y ago
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- oarsinsync 10y ago
  http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/hukd-sim-only-thread-cheapest-sim-only-deals-free-sim-offers-2481975 http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/hukd-sim-only-thread-cheapes...

baq 10y ago

in the US? certainly not in India.

gspetr 10y ago

Such outrageous pricing is a US thing. Another data point to ad to sibling comments citing prices in Europe: $4.80 monthly in Russia for 250 minutes, 250 SMS and 1GB.