There is a reason US cell rates are so high. That reason is because of lock-in.
If they did what you want, rates would fall, as would their profitability.
I expect them to fight this tooth and nail.
If they did what you want, rates would fall, as would their profitability.
I expect them to fight this tooth and nail.
The US has 3 mobile networks, and it’s a massive country with massive infrastructure needs. I imagine costs must be at least a little bit higher to offset the need for more infrastructure per customer.
That being said, the major carriers here absolutely suck and utilize very scummy business practices that aren't that far off of a payday loan place. Financing an iPhone with Verizon really isn't that far off of payday loan rates, it's a horrible deal.
But since I switched, I have convinced several other family members to also switch to a MVNO to save money. It will be interesting to see what happens if a lot more people make the same tradeoff. I wonder will they just intentionally make the MVNO experience so horrible by throttling to get everyone to upgrade, or they will just increase the rates on the MVNO plans so there is not a substantial difference anymore?