how many people will really use more than 1GB of data transfer over EDGE in a month? Looking at my iPhone which I have had since June 30, I have only received 459 MB, and sent something like 70MB.
The minutes seem very lacking, though. Does 175 include night and weekend? Does it only count for outgoing calls?
Simply because we don't have the concept of 'mobile numbers' here. My mobile number has a New York number that's indistinguishable from a landline number. It makes a lot of sense to be honest, as I can just give out one number to people.
Because we don't get screwed on outgoing calls, nor do we get screwed to call mobiles from a landline, nor do we get screwed for any of the other things Europeans get screwed for w/r/t cell phones.
The major advantage to the European cell phone market is you can buy pretty much whatever you want. In America you end up paying $300ish to buy a new unlocked GSM phone off eBay if you want something half-decent.
Is Australia the only country with cap plans? We pay a certain limit (i.e. $29 per month) and we can use (depending on the carrier) up to triple (or more) the amount of what we pay.
Right now on my personal mobile, I pay $29 and get $120 worth of calls (we only pay outgoing), texts, etc while getting $60 worth of calls free when calling a phone on the same carrier. Browsing the network's page + features is mostly free.
The downside is that mobile internet fees are not included and are expensive.
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how many people will really use more than 1GB of data transfer over EDGE in a month? Looking at my iPhone which I have had since June 30, I have only received 459 MB, and sent something like 70MB.
The minutes seem very lacking, though. Does 175 include night and weekend? Does it only count for outgoing calls?
You're not charged for incoming calls/texts on any network in Ireland. Couldn't believe it when I found out that Americans are charged for that.
Americans get charged for incoming calls and texts?
Now thats a rip off. How do networks justify that?
Simply because we don't have the concept of 'mobile numbers' here. My mobile number has a New York number that's indistinguishable from a landline number. It makes a lot of sense to be honest, as I can just give out one number to people.
They give us more minutes. and unlimited nights and weekends. and unlimited calls within the network
Because we don't get screwed on outgoing calls, nor do we get screwed to call mobiles from a landline, nor do we get screwed for any of the other things Europeans get screwed for w/r/t cell phones.
The major advantage to the European cell phone market is you can buy pretty much whatever you want. In America you end up paying $300ish to buy a new unlocked GSM phone off eBay if you want something half-decent.
Is Australia the only country with cap plans? We pay a certain limit (i.e. $29 per month) and we can use (depending on the carrier) up to triple (or more) the amount of what we pay.
Right now on my personal mobile, I pay $29 and get $120 worth of calls (we only pay outgoing), texts, etc while getting $60 worth of calls free when calling a phone on the same carrier. Browsing the network's page + features is mostly free.
The downside is that mobile internet fees are not included and are expensive.