Sarcastic moral of the story: How DARE a company actually charge money for services they provide.
If their were another alternative to ANY wireless carrier and their pure profit texting, for one example. You might not hear such complaints.
I myself would have gotten an Iphone if I could have just used wi-fi for my primary data, and pay per use when on the road. Or if the plans would drop on voice, If you recall voice plans have been increasing over the years, especially considering how you are required to get them or have no service at all. Many people enjoy much fairer grandfathered plans. I myself almost got sprints reasonable (then) cero plan, on a palm centro, but I heard about it too late and was unsure about it, not having studied the frankly ridiculous, data plans of everyone else including them.
I realize these over handed tactics are an attempt by the phone companies to compel all users into mobile plans over landlines, but I personally feel that in this economy , all of them had better change their business models, because ,frankly not everyone can, and will afford them. I am a long time PDA user who has and still resist the converged device, notion out of the profit margin, aspect. I don't need texting enough to pay $20 a month of pure profit to Any provider, now I am more inclined to pay $5 a month which I feel is at least reasonable, for say 5-7000 text a month like my nephew clocks in.
As for data If I need to google something out of range of an open wifi signal, I am all for say a $30-40 MAX phone/data plan. Not the $100 bucks My sister in law waste on my 13 yo nephew. If you run your entire business from your device that might be more reasonable, but for the entertainment of a child it is irresponsible spending, but sooner or later the piper will get paid, and companies like the airlines, auto, and housing industries will not longer be the only ones to hit the proverbial bread lines begging for an undeserved hand out. I am seriously thinking about going back to tracphone myself once my current contract runs out, because much like the cable companies who charge $50 bucks for 70 channels that only have 5 I ever watch. The value of what any phone company provides me is sorely lacking.
It is much like the argument that the current "I'm a PC" ads try to propagandize about pc's being cheaper than macs. Sure they are if you dont consider all the total crapware that stinks to china loaded on them.
And FYI my centro had 32 , yes 32 crapware aps loaded to rom.
So yes I, and I hope soon to be many others begin to really rethink whether or not the services being so "generously" provided is really worth the wage being paid for them, because in my opinion the answer is no.
But hey If money is no object I have several schemes I would love to get off of the ground to those who would care to throw a little bit of change my way.
