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Re: I'd love to dump SMS.... said by rradina:Feature phones no longer have a purpose when it's so cheap to get no contract smart phones.
people need to understand that it's not the cost of the phone that keeps people away from smartphones, it's the ridiculous mandatory data fees that you have to get along with it. |
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rradina
join:2000-08-08
Chesterfield, MO | I totally agree but until we all either decide to do without mobile devices or the FTC feels it needs to get involved, the feature phone and it's associated plans are doomed.
This isn't cable where at least for the moment, they are obligated to continue providing antenna service/basic cable plans. This is a completely unregulated environment and I predict they'll kill off the feature phone because they've decided they want even the most basic plan to cost $100/month. |
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said by chances14:said by rradina:Feature phones no longer have a purpose when it's so cheap to get no contract smart phones.
people need to understand that it's not the cost of the phone that keeps people away from smartphones, it's the ridiculous mandatory data fees that you have to get along with it. Yep, data is where the margins are. Voice/text not so much. IMO, the only value carrier left is straight talk with 45 dollar unlimited voice/txt/data and 30 dollar month for 1000 minutes voice 1000 text. Like Apple products, the big wireless companies don't offer value for your money. Your supporting huge margins except for the straight talk option. The only reason Verizon/AT&T get away with it is because people are addicted to their smartphones. They knew this and colluded to squeeze out more with metering. To me, its completely insane how much some of my friends are paying for their plans and how addicted they are constantly looking at those little screens. Some are so bad they really need some kind of 12 step program to get their lives back. |
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