If every state in the US where a different country, more Amerricans would have one. If EU were one country, many fewer would.
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If every state in the US where a different country, more Amerricans would have one. If EU were one country, many fewer would.
Except you said it's a joke simply comparing it to T-Mobile and nothing else about anything else you are just now bringing up. Nice try there, especially with the attempt at an ad hominem at the end, nicely devalues much of what you said that much more.
Interesting, I don't think I've heard of discounts higher than 25% (short of those for Verizon employees or agents). Must be something more recent.
Emulating the Apple business model... they charge the maximum amount the market will bear. It works beautifully for both these leading companies.
Quite a few of the replies cover this quite well already.From a European point of view this prices are crazily expensive.
I live in Barcelona and here are the rates of a a Random company called MásMóvil
All with unlimited calls and prices are including VAT.
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Or basically just a generic model of capitalism that exists in many places throughout the world for many many companies?
Not that I dont believe you, but you're basing your opinion on experience from five years ago. A lot has changed in cellular technology since then. I find these days even in rural areas I can get LTE signals where before I would get nothing, or at best a lousy HSPA signal. A lot of the carriers offer "test drives" where you can try out their service for a week or two and see if it works well for you with no obligation. It might be worth trying that out and seeing if the coverage in your area has improved since then.
No... I use a loophole to upgrade my phone and keep unlimited data. As long as you stay in contract on the line before your billing cycle ends, the price remains the same. There are also other options using this method that don't involve loopholes (calling in and having a loyalty plan put on your account, puts a one year contract on, and keeps the data at 29.00 if done in time)
But anyways, 49.99 is still a great price, compared to the other options we have available!
I think he more meant it would be nice to see them doing something like this of their own volition rather than imitating the competition after the fact. tMobile (and Sprint to an extent) are companies that use feel-good tactics to pull in customers, whereas ATT and VZW are more like "well we had to raise prices to give you a little more data... this will hurt us more than it will hurt you, trust us... you dont really need that extra data anyway. now stop complaining."
Pfffff...... this tread has turned fairly nasty.
The whole land mass/population argument is completely bogus - take a look at the plans in Australia (roughly the same size as the US, population density ten times lower):
We get it, there are different market forces at work in the US..... but the main reason for this disparity is that capitalism only works for consumers if there's a) A genuinely competitive marketplace, or b) Effective public regulation. The US has neither of these things in the mobile carrier industry, which is why you are paying more for a lesser service. Not saying that other countries have got it 100% right, but their customers seem to be getting a much better deal.
The whole land mass/population argument is completely bogus - take a look at the plans in Australia (roughly the same size as the US, population density ten times lower):
- 8GB of data
- unlimited calls
- unlimited texts
- 300 mins international calls (incl to other mobiles).... Yes, I could even call Alaska/Hawaii if I wanted
We get it, there are different market forces at work in the US..... but the main reason for this disparity is that capitalism only works for consumers if there's a) A genuinely competitive marketplace, or b) Effective public regulation. The US has neither of these things in the mobile carrier industry, which is why you are paying more for a lesser service. Not saying that other countries have got it 100% right, but their customers seem to be getting a much better deal.
That's a good point, the Oz ones are also costly, everytime I go back to Oz, I'm shocked how much my mates are paying.
That's awesome but the $35 for 2GB is not speed but how much a data you can consume. Slow and limited expensive internet.
Not that great of plan if you have no connectivity
I have excellent connectivity not only in the United States but also abroad. So, joke's on you
Hello Americans.
Everytime Apple launches a new product , we get plenty of posts about how it's cheaper in the US and how all the features (and services) actually work, as many are US only. And much duplication of posting occurs
for many English is our second or third language but we get by.....the Queen helps us out in tough situations...And fear not, good times are on thier way, by the time the iPhone 7 launches, you yanks will be pointing out how the iPhone 7 does not cost £€1200 in the US........and there will be mass confusion about what is Europe, what is the EU, and what is Brexit. The Europe/EU difference never gets old ....
Though it will come as no surprise to us, as historically we have paid more for apple hardware, so you get that perk. Though many from the US will yet again point out, it's cheaper in the states.....
And I'm sure someone from Europe will copy and paste your reply, and we will be one happy cooperative community on MR again.....except for the MR competitions that are US only....but we get that too
Thank you
Fellow Europeans (not all EU citizens)
PS. Being part of Europe does not mean you are in the EU, not being in the Europe means you can be part of Eurovision, and Euros 2016 the "soccer" tournament.....I better stop....
P.s.s I pay £21 for unlimited data 600min and unlimited texts...
P.s.s.s I can't find the link to my plan
P.s.s.s.s I'm not sure if it comes with fibre optic
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Size , population etc make no differnce , generally you got us beat on prices on everything.....except phone plans
And I come from two extremes of size / population . UK/Australia .
Verizon has announced a series of changes to its monthly service plans effective July 7 and previewed a new version of its My Verizon app in tow.
The new rates won't benefit me. My family was keeping it under the 12GB limit. We'd just be paying $10 more for data we don't need. (Maybe I'll find something in the new services that is of benefit, but so far I haven't seen anything). It's good to see the update that we can keep existing plans if we choose.
I currently pay $135 a month for unlimited data +750 talk +1k text. This includes a data hotspot add on. Most months I average around 12-20gbs. But some months I'll be in the 20-40gbs range.
This new plan actually looks somewhat attractive for my use. Would you recommend just better self monitoring my usage and drop the unlimited plan and get a Medium or a large plan saving $75-100 (with discount). Or will my grandfather unlimited be more valuable when 5G comes out and I should just hold on to it?
This new plan actually looks somewhat attractive for my use. Would you recommend just better self monitoring my usage and drop the unlimited plan and get a Medium or a large plan saving $75-100 (with discount). Or will my grandfather unlimited be more valuable when 5G comes out and I should just hold on to it?
Completely wrong. Delete the area in the middle of Australia where nobody lives and there's no coverage.
That area is so inhospitable, when airlines fly over it, they have to treat it as flying over water. Outside of Antarctica, there's no land mass where these rules (ETOPS) apply.
Also, we'd like to point out wholesale Internet pricing in Australia. It's something like 20x more expensive than the rest of the world because of the Telstra monopoly.
Ah, so reality doesn't matter? Got it. It sure all makes then.Hello Americans.
Everytime Apple launches a new product , we get plenty of posts about how it's cheaper in the US and how all the features (and services) actually work, as many are US only. And much duplication of posting occurs
And fear not, good times are on thier way, by the time the iPhone 7 launches, you yanks will be pointing out how the iPhone 7 does not cost £€1200 in the US........and there will be mass confusion about what is Europe, what is the EU, and what is Brexit. The Europe/EU difference never gets old ....
Though it will come as no surprise to us, as historically we have paid more for apple hardware, so you get that perk. Though many from the US will yet again point out, it's cheaper in the states.....
And I'm sure someone from Europe will copy and paste your reply, and we will be one happy cooperative community on MR again.....except for the MR competitions that are US only....but we get that too
Thank you
Fellow Europeans (not all EU citizens)
PS. Being part of Europe does not mean you are in the EU, not being in the Europe means you can be part of Eurovision, and Euros 2016 the "soccer" tournament.....I better stop....
P.s.s I pay £21 for unlimited data 600min and unlimited texts...
P.s.s.s I can't find the link to my plan
P.s.s.s.s I'm not sure if it comes with fibre optic
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Size , population etc make no differnce , generally you got us beat on prices on everything.....except phone plans
And I come from two extremes of size / population . UK/Australia .
Egh? Wind your neck in mate.... it's not "completely wrong", in fact, it's completely correct. Population density in the US is 33 people per square KM, in Australia it's a little over 3 people KM.
Perhaps what you meant was that the population Australia is less evenly distributed than in Australia - making network provision easier? That would have been a good point - I agree it wasn't a perfect comparison, feel free to suggest another of your own.
Points for shoehorning your random knowledge about arctic aviation into a conversation about US phone carriers though!