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The U.S. has surprisingly expensive phone, data and texting costs. Just from this thread, for the same U$ 10/month you say is "cheap" from T-mobile to get 200
by GFischer 14y ago
The U.S. has surprisingly expensive phone, data and texting costs.
Just from this thread, for the same U$ 10/month you say is "cheap" from T-mobile to get 200 mb:
Vietnam - 2.5 GB (500 mb for U$ 2)
China - 300 mb data PLUS 90 mins phone
UK - "unlimited" data and text (Giffgaff), 1 gb (Tesco) or 500 mb (Vodafone)
Uruguay - 384 mb (Antel)
Australia - 600 mb (Soul/TPG)
- maxerickson 14y agoPeople are paying the mobile carriers, so they don't feel much need to cut prices. Last week, I saw someone here reconsidering whether it was worth it to keep 3 data devices activated on Verizon's network (apparently a couple of ipads, in addition to cell phones...). The cost of texting is pretty overblown, the people that are sending the most texts almost certainly have a bundle that is essentially unlimited, for others, $2 a month for 20 texts is cheaper than $5 or $10 for 20 texts (Sure, $24 a year can still be made to look expensive).