| Use India as an example of low mobile rates. Many prepaid plans there are 1p/sec for talk, that translates into 60p/min or 0.6 Rs./min or $.0129/minute converted into US dollars. Granted, the advertisements for these rates/tariffs state for the first year only, but I assume that customers in India switch often (SIM) to stay at these low rates. SMS rates in India are not quite as competitive for very heavy users, but 50p/text or $.0108/text is not bad for most users. Here are some links:
»www.zonshare.com/magazine/2009/1···parison/
»www.rcom.co.in/Rcom/personal/pre···sec.html
We currently pay around $.02-.025/minute (depending on usage) for our T-Mobile USA family plan. I'd sure like to have our cell phone bill cut by 35%!
Most Americans pay higher rates than you or I, and the lowest advertised national USA prepaid rates are $.05-$.10/min. |
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