I would pay good money for a cell phone plan that was a calucation of (1) a flat rate per second of all airtime, regardless of the time of day or week, including "live content" and web browsing; plus (2) a fraction of a cent per character in text messages; plus (3) a standard utility tax, period.
Everybody's cell or land line plan includes different services, too, so it's terribly time-consuming to try to compare prices, too. Locally, Verizon's "basic residential package" might include call waiting and regional long distance for one price, with caller ID for a little more; but then Cavalier might include call waiting and caller ID but not regional long distance in their "basic residential package." The different premium services are added at different schedules as the prices increase, so comparisons are useless.
BUT EVERYTHING IS ALWAYS BETTER WITH FREE-MARKET COMPETITION.
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Everybody's cell or land line plan includes different services, too, so it's terribly time-consuming to try to compare prices, too. Locally, Verizon's "basic residential package" might include call waiting and regional long distance for one price, with caller ID for a little more; but then Cavalier might include call waiting and caller ID but not regional long distance in their "basic residential package." The different premium services are added at different schedules as the prices increase, so comparisons are useless.
BUT EVERYTHING IS ALWAYS BETTER WITH FREE-MARKET COMPETITION.