Comments on: Talk Isn't Cheap? For Cellphone Users, Not Talking Is Costly Too. http://voices.allthingsd.com/20090310/talk-isnt-cheap-for-cellphone-users-not-talking-is-costly-too/ from other Web sites Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:19:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: James Roland http://voices.allthingsd.com/20090310/talk-isnt-cheap-for-cellphone-users-not-talking-is-costly-too/comment-page-1/#comment-1565 James Roland Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:02:53 +0000 http://voices.allthingsd.com/?p=9297#comment-1565 Although the calculations arriving at $3 a minute are quite suspect, we should not miss the point entirely. Been asking around a bit and a lot of people are paying on average 30-47c per minute. Yes, $3 is outrageous, but I think 30c per minute is outrageous too. We are promised low call rates to compensate for the fact that we sign (up to two year) contracts, yet it is obvious that we are being suckered. On prepaid you can get per minute rates of 10c, anytime, anywhere. No hidden fees, no roaming or other charges. You only pay for what you use. If you want to use it more you can top up at the same low rate. No overage charges. I use NET10, which gives me better coverage I had on contract anyway. The author of the report needs to check the figures. But they ARE highlighting a valid issue. Everybody should be having a second look at those cell phone bills. Although the calculations arriving at $3 a minute are quite suspect, we should not miss the point entirely.

Been asking around a bit and a lot of people are paying on average 30-47c per minute. Yes, $3 is outrageous, but I think 30c per minute is outrageous too.
We are promised low call rates to compensate for the fact that we sign (up to two year) contracts, yet it is obvious that we are being suckered. On prepaid you can get per minute rates of 10c, anytime, anywhere. No hidden fees, no roaming or other charges. You only pay for what you use. If you want to use it more you can top up at the same low rate. No overage charges. I use NET10, which gives me better coverage I had on contract anyway.
The author of the report needs to check the figures. But they ARE highlighting a valid issue. Everybody should be having a second look at those cell phone bills.

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