Never been to Africa, but this sentence tripped me up too. From what I hear/read some parts of Africa are way ahead in mobile connectivity compared to the US. A

Never been to Africa, but this sentence tripped me up too. From what I hear/read some parts of Africa are way ahead in mobile connectivity compared to the US. As in: You can actually put SIM cards into phone (hello Sprint/Verizon), mobile payments are widespread in some countries (Kenya?), and there are sensible ways to purchase connectivity (in less than 2-year increments).