[citation][nom]amk-aka-Phantom[/nom]1) Contract-free data plans are the norm for the rest of the world. Welcome to the present, US.2) $15 for 300 MB? I find you funny, T-Mobile. Over here, it's $17 for 3GB per month. $25 gets you 5GB. Also, these prices are considered outrageously high here and some service providers offer better ones.3) Oh, and did I mention that here it's available no matter which device you're using?You're still behind, US. Lame.[/citation]
lmao thought the same. They're touting prepaid as if it were a new thing.
[citation][nom]whysobluepandabear[/nom]Explain something to me - how does a family of 5 afford iPhone 4's where you live? Do they just drop 3,500+ euros or whatever currency you use? I guess I get the pay for the phone yourself mentality, so long as you're an individual or maybe married - but are the normal sized families screwed? The US is also quite large, unlike a lot of other countries. That being said, most people do little, to no international traveling, while in Europe, people are constantly. ANYWAYS, you get gouged for most electronics and definitely on gas/petrol/oil. So what's your point? I hope you know, and fully understand that the US and it's multinational corporations, own pretty much everything - probably your country and economy. So while you're getting a break on a few things, you're definitely getting the same short stick on others. There are very few places on Earth where you can actually get fair, and reasonable prices all around - most places are the same greed centric as the other.[/citation]
When you talk to amk, or me, you're talking to people living in the largest democracy in the world.
And no, very few families bother with having 5 iphones because Apple sells them too expensive here, even with contracts. Apart from that, very few families think that they should have the latest iToy Apple throws at them (if you're considering larger families, that is). Besides, the contract system is pretty new in our country, has few takers as far as i know. Plus it's kind of weird in it's current form.
Electronics are more expensive, yes. Phones, however, no. Oil is subsidised, so no.
We're pretty much an internal economy (i believe that's what they're called) so no, the US and it's corps don't really own the country or economy, it's just that global markets are linked and face it, most of the time it's a broker's game.
Last point, taken. Very few places.
For the record, i didn't want to get into this, but your post irked me a bit, probably that's what you wanted, but, well.