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	Sopwith	2011-06-13 , 21:11
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Originally Posted by tushyd

Yeah, our 2-year contract system is ridiculous. Well, actually North American mobile services are horrendous in general.

Only it doesn't HAVE to be that way. I have been using pre-paid T-Mobile cards without any problem for the last three years. After I got my smartphone* , I use pre-paid unlimited data/text/talk for $50/month. I can go back to my old plan anytime (I used to pay roughly $20/month with moderate use).

There is no excuse complaining about the 2-year lock-in or the bad telcos when you can actually DO something about it. Had more people chosen T-Mobile, Deutsche Telekom may not have sold it...

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* - one with a proper 4+ inch screen, $400 yet missing from the poll

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