en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | reply to grumpy3b
Re: Agreement required because of churn
SIM cards used to be ~ $20-$25. I don't see how a 2 year contract makes up for it.
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gsmuser
@verizon.net
| I activated without contract after some hassle a few years back. It took quite some doing but eventually I was transferred to someone who set it up for me. They sent me a SIM card and I signed up with no contract. Of course I paid the original $20-25 for the card + activation fee. I guess now that they're $5 they've got to subsidize the cost. Yeeaah that's it... |
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grumpy3b
join:2001-12-11
Lompoc, CA
 ·DSL EXTREME
 ·Millenicom
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dude...a real Canookian might have gotten the ironic scarcasm of my comment.
For the irony challenged I will break it down...simply replace the words "SIM card" with "cell phone" and it is the same argument for the need of contracts.
If anyone seriouly believes any carrier pays more then $5-$20 for a basic to medium level phone and $50-$100 for a top tier phone offered with plans, you drank the Koolaid.
I offer as an example the disposable pay-as-you-go phones...for $20-$30 you get a perfectly decent phone and believe me not only is the store making money but so is the company even if the buy only uses it for 30-mins and drops it in a drawer for the next 20-years never to be used again.
OK...back to being silly and ironic...  |
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vliktor
join:2005-07-27
Philippines
·SmartBro
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Here in the Philippines, SIM cards (at least prepaid ones) are sold like regular merchandise. You can get one for as cheap as $ 1.00-2.00.
Each cell shop here have to have unlocked handsets for sale or else they'll go bust. Cellphone plans aren't very popular here, unless you're a business man or is just someone who has a lot of contacts. |
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