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I'm not surprised, that really does boggle the mind.

• tzs 6y ago
  We do the same thing with internet in the US. E.g., if someone sends me an email, I'm the one that has to pay my email provider for handling it, and I'm the one that has to pay and bandwidth costs to download it from my email provider to my computer. Isn't that how it works elsewhere? If so, what is mind boggling about the US using the same system for other communications networks besides the internet?
  • mr_toad 6y ago
    Not really the same, you pay your ISP the same regardless of how much (or even if) you use email.
  • gpvos 6y ago
    In most of the world, the caller used to pay (or maybe still pays in some places?) extra for calling a mobile number. This is easy to arrange and clear to the caller since mobile numbers are in a separate area code range. As I understand, in the US mobile numbers use the same area codes as fixed numbers, so this isn't possible. Receiving a call on a fixed number in the US is still free, I suppose?
  • northwest65 6y ago
    Where I live I pay one bill, and that gives me unlimited bandwidth on my home fibre connection, mine and my wife's mobiles, and unlimited minutes and text messages. I've used the same free email provider for 20 years! >what is mind boggling What's your phone number? I'll txt you every 10 minutes for a month. And you'll pay for it. Like it or not. Mind boggling.