I find it shocking how screwed over the US gets from the Telco's. Before I moved to New Zealand I too was paying $80+ a month for the cheapest plan I could get on my iPhone ( back then it was AT&T or nobody ).
In NZ we:
- Don't pay for incoming calls or texts ( you pay only for outgoing )
- Never get throttled speeds ( you get less but all of it is 100% full speed never throttled )
- Pay a ton less.
For $15 USD a mo ( 15% tax included ) I get 100 minutes, 5000 texts and 500mb of 4G data.
For data hungry users you can get another 1-3GB extra for $18-40 USD a month more.
I suppose if you truly need unlimited data you're screwed because the providers here don't sell plans with hidden cheats.
If this ruins smartphone subsidies Apple will be best off, they have the highest profit margin and the most room to wiggle if they need to reduce prices to keep consumers coming. Every other Android manufacturer except Samsung is already taking a loss and Samsung's top end phones are similar price as the iPhone with lower margins.
In NZ we:
- Don't pay for incoming calls or texts ( you pay only for outgoing )
- Never get throttled speeds ( you get less but all of it is 100% full speed never throttled )
- Pay a ton less.
For $15 USD a mo ( 15% tax included ) I get 100 minutes, 5000 texts and 500mb of 4G data.
For data hungry users you can get another 1-3GB extra for $18-40 USD a month more.
I suppose if you truly need unlimited data you're screwed because the providers here don't sell plans with hidden cheats.
If this ruins smartphone subsidies Apple will be best off, they have the highest profit margin and the most room to wiggle if they need to reduce prices to keep consumers coming. Every other Android manufacturer except Samsung is already taking a loss and Samsung's top end phones are similar price as the iPhone with lower margins.