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2009-08-11 , 22:28
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Originally Posted by gerbick View Post
How normal do you think that is that people don't have a contract in the US? The PAYG crowd are a minority in the US.

And despite having an iPhone, I didn't commit to a 2 year contract either - but I have an inside connection, so I'm not normal either.
PAYG in USA is not the same as PAYG in UK - they're at least 5 years behind UK in the business model. We in UK have non-expiring credit, usually flat rate call charges, free voicemail, with good 3G coverage. You can even buy a day's 3G data usage for reasonable price!

In USA the last time I visited I bought a T-Mobe sim where credit expired, the cost of calls varied according to how much credit you bought, data charges weren't cheap.

Also, of course, in USA to pay to receive calls and you get a regular number, in UK the caller pays and knows it's a mobile call because the number is clearly different; receiving calls is free as is receiving SMS.
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