Hello all, I have heard different estimates and comparisons of calling in the US and in, for example, Europe. I have heard that it is cheaper to use a mobile phone in the US but I am wondering about how the cost is calculated.
In the US, you buy a "bucket" of for example 1000 minutes. These cost, for example $50 per month (I am not sure about the actual prices). In this example the cost per minute is 5 cents a minute. However, when people call into your number you use up minutes. Assuming that you make and receive about an equal number of minutes, this would say that the real price for calls that you make is 10 cents per minute. In addition, unused minutes often revert to the operator. If you only use 700 minutes, then you are in effect paying 30% more since you have to pay for all 1000 minutes. Thus, if my math is correct, you are up to 13 cents per minute in this example. The issue of free weekends and evenings also plays into the equation in some way. By the same token, in Europe, there is often a flat rate and some sort of use tariff. This varies by operator and by subscription type. It would be interesting to see if there was some sort of direct comparison of the cost of calling in different places around the world. Rich L. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "mobile-society" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mobile-society?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
