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- 08-24-2006, 11:41 PM #16Todd AllcockGuest
Re: NEWS: MVNO bubble about to burst in the US?
At 24 Aug 2006 16:52:07 +0000 John Navas wrote:
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> For true emergencies all you need is an inactive phone, since the FCC
> mandates that 911 calls always be served.
>
Sure, but there are emergencies and there are "emergencies"... Calling a
tow truck or a taxi for a car that won't start isn't a 911 emergency but
it's a nice time to have a phone.
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- 08-28-2006, 10:24 PM #17John RichardsGuest
Re: NEWS: MVNO bubble about to burst in the US?
"Isaiah Beard" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> [email protected] wrote:
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>> $80/year beats standard
>> contract commitments anytime.
>
> Perhaps. But it's still money thrown away.
Think of it as fire insurance. If your house never burns down,
would you consider the money spent on insurance premiums to
be thrown away?
> You would think that if
> someone's usage is low enough, they might just be better off "bumming" a
> phone off someone else in the rare instance they need to make a call.
How are you going to do that if your car breaks down unexpectedly
in some remote area?
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