 en102Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | reply to fAcEtIOUs
Re: "ever-declining prices" ???? The 'price per unit' (ie. $/minute, $/txt, $/MB) has dropped, but in general, the cost of the actual service for the customer has always been creeping upwards.
Eg. SMS on AT&T Wireless was ... Free incoming, and $0.05 to send.
Now on AT&T 'Mobility' its $0.25 to received and $0.25 to send.
Cable TV service _was_ $45/month for standard broadcast, is now $56/month
The 'All The Best' package was $89.95/month, now is $119.95
POTS fees have been pretty stable (grossly overpriced), yet taxes/fees applied to it has gone up.
VoIP (indie) has been competitive in price, while Cable VoIP/Telco VoIP has been charging prices mirroring POTS service.. without the taxes. |
