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Originally Posted by Jensen
remind me of not going on holiday to the uk or denmark  pretty insane prices.. why the heck is it that expensive? aren't the uk especially packed with competition? |
sure but 3g is a brand new data product, the ability to use broadband without a fixed line is pretty revolutionary - all the competition charge similar rates. they paid a HUGE amount for the license a few billion i think so need to get that paid off before they can start offering big discounts. the handsets also come free with most providers, and there is no real start up cost, so from that point of view it isnt so bad.
prices will fall with time, but there has been HUGE investment in infrastructure and the license , they would not be able to operate at a business if they charged prices for airwave data at similar rates as cabled data