Re: (Pre-pay) mobiles for UK / Australia?

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From: Mr. Michael J. Ellis
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 00:00

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> >Ericsson A1018 (duel band) National calls are 70 cents per min.  A cheap
> >off-peak option with higher peak calls is available.
> [snip]
> >Calls to the UK are 45 cents per min.
>
> Calling another hemisphere is nearly half the price of calling half way
> across the country? That's a bit, uhm, daft... Saying that, from my
landline

Nope. The infrastructure for calling OS is pretty much all there.

GSM infrastructure is expensive and constantly expanding. You also need to
take into consideration that the handset subsidy on a contract phone is a
function of the call costs as well.

> Telecoms is a mad, mad, crazy, daft, silly, game. But I love it.

Nope, quite logical.

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Date: 2000/01/13
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