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Cellular Phone Forum / Providers / T-Mobile / June 2006Pay as u go charges
why oh why do all the cell phone companies here in the USA charge for receiving calls on thier networks this didnt happen to me back in England i think this is a damned con meself and the US government should step in and stop it any other this practice Because the caller doesn't get charged. In Europe the caller pays calls to cell phones, which is MUCH more expensive than what the cell phone owner pays to receive calls here in the US. Our system works much better, as you can select the cell phone supplier that provides the best cost for whatever feature is most important to you. Mike Schumann > why oh why do all the cell phone companies here in the USA charge for > receiving calls on thier networks this didnt happen to me back in England > i > think this is a damned con meself and the US government should step in and > stop it any other this practice The US system is fairer too, since the caller often has no easy way of determining whether the number he's about to call is a landline or wireless number. Why should the caller subsidize the penchant of the callee?  SignatureJohn Richards > Because the caller doesn't get charged. In Europe the caller pays calls to > cell phones, which is MUCH more expensive than what the cell phone owner [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> think this is a damned con meself and the US government should step in and >> stop it any other this practice Regarding US mobile phone users paying to receive calls. > The US system is fairer too, since the caller often has no easy way > of determining whether the number he's about to call is a landline > or wireless number. Why should the caller subsidize the penchant > of the callee? Some countries have special area codes devoted solely to mobile phones. SignatureWant Freebies? http://www.TheFreeStuffList.com/ Check The Free Stuff List Perhaps unlike the UK which is a primarily socialist form of government, the US Government cannot just "step in and stop a business practice" that is not otherwise illegal. As Capitalists we have something here called the ''free enterprise system' where the market determines what works and what doesn't. We've been doing that here ever since we had our big tea party in Boston. ;) More seriously, since callers pay nothing (other than toll charges if LD) to call a mobile number it works out nicely. Some carriers don't charge for short incoming calls or offer minutes cheaply enough so that it just doesn't matter. > why oh why do all the cell phone companies here in the USA charge for > receiving calls on thier networks this didnt happen to me back in England > i > think this is a damned con meself and the US government should step in and > stop it any other this practice >As Capitalists we have something here called the ''free >enterprise system' where the market determines what works and what doesn't. Until you crush the competition out of existence and the Govt. steps in and tells you that you've become a monopoly... >>As Capitalists we have something here called the ''free >>enterprise system' where the market determines what works and what >>doesn't. > > Until you crush the competition out of existence and the Govt. steps in > and tells you that you've become a monopoly... Oh so true. Nothing pisses off government more than someone becoming successful without government "help." > Perhaps unlike the UK which is a primarily socialist form of government, the > US Government cannot just "step in and stop a business practice" that is not > otherwise illegal. The UK system is supported by the carriers, as the total per minute charges on their system are far, far higher than what we pay in the U.S.. Their system also encourages more calls, which further enriches the carriers. The last thing we want is to go to a caller pays model. Actually, their system discourages calls. Callers know how expensive it is to call a cell phone in Europe, so incoming calls tend to be very brief, compared to the US where the cell phone owner pays and usually has a large bucket of minutes to burn. Mike Schumann >> Perhaps unlike the UK which is a primarily socialist form of government, >> the US Government cannot just "step in and stop a business practice" that [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Their system also encourages more calls, which further enriches the > carriers. The last thing we want is to go to a caller pays model. >why oh why do all the cell phone companies here in the USA charge for >receiving calls on thier networks this didnt happen to me back in England i >think this is a damned con meself and the US government should step in and >stop it any other this practice It's a conspiracy to f.ck over the semi-literate. > why oh why do all the cell phone companies here in the USA charge for > receiving calls on thier networks this didnt happen to me back in England i Things can differ across the pond; it is the way it is. > think this is a damned con meself and the US government should step in and > stop it any other this practice Be careful what you wish for; they might start requiring punctuation. Signature...I don't think our troops ought to be used for what's called nation-building W., October 12, 2000. Ships return to the UK Daily, so do planes . BTW, whose Idea is it to charge EVERYBODY to pay to watch over the air television in the UK? It is a travesty. I think the Government needs to step in and stop it. Wait, oh, it's the government thats charging the fee. > why oh why do all the cell phone companies here in the USA charge for > receiving calls on thier networks this didnt happen to me back in England > i > think this is a damned con meself and the US government should step in and > stop it any other this practice Most of Europe is like that. When I lived in Holland years ago, we had to pay the government a yearly license fee for the 'privilege' of owning a household radio! SignatureJohn Richards > Ships return to the UK Daily, so do planes . BTW, whose Idea is it to charge > EVERYBODY to pay to watch over the air television in the UK? It is a [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >> think this is a damned con meself and the US government should step in and >> stop it any other this practice |
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