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US carriers were give too much power. I'm surprising that government doesn't want to intervene. There are virtually no pre-paid offers, which are immensely popu
by pisarzp 14y ago
US carriers were give too much power. I'm surprising that government doesn't want to intervene. There are virtually no pre-paid offers, which are immensely popular elsewhere in the world. They are also the best way for people to control in flexible way how much they spend on mobiles.
For US vs rest of the world price comparison:
I spent 1 week in SF last year, and was shocked to spend $60 for cheapest SIM card with data (it was T-mobile AFAIR).
In UK (and all other EU countries) you can get plenty of minutes and unlimited data for under $25
- wmf 14y agoDoesn't every US carrier have a prepaid brand?
- GFischer 14y agoThere are plenty of threads with comparisons on Hacker News every time this comes out, but yes. Here's an example of prior discussion and prices: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4342617 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4342617