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more about #fees more comments → MaaseyRacer: Competition breeds innovation. If the AT&T monopoly was not broken up years back we would probably not the advancements in phones that we have today. more » FЯeeMan: The six most dangerous words in the English language: There ought to be a law. Have any of you ever tried to purchase a mattress? You can look at a ... more » Voyou_Charmant: Oh god. Here come the libertarians to cry about how the big bad government stops companies from forcing children to work 15 hours a day in a factory... more » jdoubleh: I suppose it's appropriate for an article about a bill in Congress to lead off with a double negative. "Never let it be said that Congress never did... more » SuperSonik: From the article: "Apparently, persuading cell carriers to treat their customers decently would take an act of Congress." More like an act of God, ... more » chefgon: Uh, I'm pretty sure that listening to your voicemail doesn't cost you any cellular minutes, and neither do any service calls to the carrier, so I'm no... more » Killjoy: There are myriad ways to build your own comset. Google Voice opens up options that big telecoms would charge for. You can get a prepaid no-contract ... more » North Star: Good column. I wholeheartedly agree with removing double billing - I have never understood the rationale, and it would save me a lot. Landlines don't ... more » Grendel: I'm sorry but since when does the American economic system start to mimic Socialism? Consumers are retarded, companies produce certain products (iphon... more » fanboy.took.my.star: reminds me allot of the cell charger debate from europe... being forced to use a specific product or service VS being able to choose who deserves yo... more » Apoc28: NO the last thing we need is the government telling businesses what to do. If consumers complain or change services then the phone companies will cha... more » KaemonKei: Congress LOVES to waste time on things, don't you know? If its important, and will actually HELP people and not line their pockets, or directly bene... more » somerandomgothperson: Im just a bill, and I'm standin here on Capitol Hilllllllllllllllll more » OMG! Ponies!: Never pick a fight with someone who buys ink by the barrel. more » gzumwalt: Where's Barak when you really need him? Sigh. more » -
#rants
Congress: Stop Wasting Time Trying for a Verizon iPhone and Actually Help Us Out
The New York Times' David Pogue has a great story condemning Congress for trying to outlaw exclusivity contracts instead of implementing changes in the cellphone industry that would actually benefit consumers. Down with those outlandish, unfair fees! More » -
#extortion
AOL Tries to Extort Bogus Fees From Wall Street Journal Writer
AOL tried to squeeze a little over $100 in fees from a customer for upgrades he hadn't asked for, hadn't approved, hadn't used and of which he hadn't even been notified. Unluckily for AOL, that customer is a professional writer. More » -
#cable
Time Warner Cable Bringing Bandwidth Overage Fees To More Cities
Time Warner Cable's trial of charging people extra for exceeding a set download limit has been a success—they are taking it to four more cities soon, with a new tier that's higher than 40GB. More » -
#sprint
Get Out Of Your Sprint Contract ETF Free Until The End of the Month
A tipster claims that Sprint has tacked on an additional .25 cents in administrative fees, which means that you can escape with no ETF (early termination fee) until January 31st. More » -
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#apple
Guessing the iPhone's Voice, Data Plan Cost
Business 2.0 has a nice guess on how much the iPhone's data and voice plan is going to cost. Instead of an all-you-can-eat plan that Wilson speculated on, Biz is estimating based on current BlackBerry fees. More »
