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Cost of any cellular related thing in the US is among the highest in the world. I don't know of any other place where you pay to receive calls and texts. Vendor
by makmanalp 16y ago
Cost of any cellular related thing in the US is among the highest in the world. I don't know of any other place where you pay to receive calls and texts. Vendor lock-ins are rampant.
I was going to buy a smartphone but then decided against it because I figured out that the cost of the plan alone would set me back $40-$60 whereas I pay 25 dollars for approx 1.5 months on my prepaid plan.
- elai 16y agoCanada! Do you get prepaid data?
- makmanalp 16y agoI don't but only because I haven't had the chance to compare plans / prices. Anyone know of any good ones? Ideally I'd look for something where there is no contract lock in and I'd pay as I go.
- maw 16y agoPaying to receive calls is annoying at first blush, but it does have at least one benefit: you're far more callable. With other systems, low level employees at many businesses simply won't be able to. (I've seen this first hand in Australia and Mexico.) This is likely penny-wise, pound-foolish on the part of those businesses, but no less real for that. Having to pay to receive SMSes, on the other hand, is hard to justify. Just remember that complex systems emerge as often as they're created upfront, and you'll feel better about it all.
- makmanalp 16y agoBut the thing is, even with the receiver paying a fee, the caller portion of the price is still pretty high, which defeats the purpose of the idea.