Why are cellular carrier plans in North America (USA and Canada most notably) so ridiculously fucking expensive?
I watched one of the Linus Shill Tips videos and he shilled for a Canadian carrier service called Ting. I checked them out of curiosity, and they have a "pay for what you use" policy. So I went back to my own carrier's profile website and referred to my billings, trying to figure out how much a service comparable my own would cost me in Canada.
Turns out it's well over 200 USD. Fuck me. Note that the plan I own has "unlimited calls and text" but I wanted to be fair and checked my usage from the last 3 months and came up with the cheapest plan possible to pull it out. I do between 200-300 minutes a month of calls and roughly 600-700 text messages a month. And I got 20G of data a month to spare in the country. For a grand total of 6.8 USD a month (call it 7 USD), which of course includes free roaming within the EEA with 2G of data (8 USD for every gigabyte over these 2G while roaming). Damn Swiss mountain kikes.
I do realize that >le yuropoor, and >le toilet cleaner meme applies but American average salary is only 5 times the amount of Eastern EU average wage, not 30+ times bigger.
How do Americans manage to get on mobile data if they have to pay through their noses for every megabyte? Amerikkkans of Jow Forums, tell me more about your mobile plans, how much data it includes and how much it cost.
4.5gb data @ 3MBPS Unlimited calling country-wide Unlimited texting $38/mo
Signup gives you: $25 + $10 account credit
Referring someone gives you: $25 account credit to both people, $1/mo credit as long as they're a customer.
Loyalty bonus of $1/mo credit added per year up to $5.
I'm paying $28/mo for this plan.
Linus is just fucking stupid.
Connor Gonzalez
Most white people in their early/mid 20s are just on their parents plans still. That's how we afford it.
Nathaniel Ross
I use ATT Go Phone (prepaid plan). Now before you call me a poverty mode nigger, hear me out.
I get like 14 gigs of LTE per month, with more data (albeit much slower) after the 14. Unlimited talk and text, any phone I want to use (I'm using my own unlo ked Samsung Galaxy SO that I paid cash for but it works with any modern smartphone really, they even have free models when you sign up in an AT&T store although it'll be Chinese ZTE crap). I pay $40 per month with autopay. It's a fantastic plan and nobody seems to know about it.
Gabriel Lopez
Because the continent is filled with retards spending other people's money.
Camden Cook
I have Ting and they focus pretty tightly on people who don't use a great deal of phone. All the pay-as-you-go providers are like that.
If you're a heavy user you get to sign up for some plan from a big company and then still pay like $70 a month for it, with a surcharge for extra lines. Mainly because most burgers are far too lazy to switch providers, or even call up their provider and threaten to leave if they aren't given a better deal. They have this attitude that it costs what it costs and there's nothing to be done about it. Actually they have this attitude towards a lot of things.
Cameron Williams
europe is superior to USA thats why. is that what you wanted to hear OP?
Zachary Lewis
I pay around 30€ for unlimited calls 500 texts (I never text, use WhatsApp) unlimited data in whole EU without extra roaming fees. Speeds up to ~40mbps up/down not sure what the actual max for the plan is but that's what I usually get. I don't live in a big city.
Americans seem to be obsessed with "free WiFi" cos their mobile data plans are fucking shit.
Jeremiah Nelson
The US is so fucked when it comes to mobile and internet contracts. Expensive as fuck and you don't get much, carrier locks, "unlimited" contracts with throttling, data caps on both mobile and regular data... Fucking hell, now that they've scrapped net neutrality I wonder when it'll get even worse
Asher Brooks
Are you retarded? I clearly stated that this applies to Canada as well considering ting (example in the OP) operates in canada as well.
I'm asking why the fuck is this the case not lmao look at stupid burgers XDDDD
Daniel Howard
TMobile my dude.
Justin Hughes
go google it then ya turd probably lots of articles that explain it
Levi Cooper
I get unlimited everything, including 100mbps 4G for 19,90€/month. You can use the unlimited data in Nordics and Baltics and you have 10Gb "EU data"/month
Blake Johnson
Don't know what you're talking about, service has been getting cheaper (in least in 'murica) for several years. My friend has MetroPCS and pays $60 for unlimited everything. My neighbor pays $10 a month for unlimited minutes and a gig of data. Stay away from the big carriers and their subsidiaries and you'll find service is cheap. Who said you could take Ahmed's cock out of your mouth?
Adrian Roberts
Straight talk in states is a good value, otherwise T-Mobile. However, they all suck when it comes to getting data at s reasonable cost. They will advertise unlimited but they throttle heavily around ~20 gigs.
It's a shame. If I could get a truly unlimited data plan for $50 I'd ditch my shitty isp.
Lucas Cruz
My USA plan
Verzion $40 a month
Unlimited calls and text + 3GB of "true 4G data"
My UK plan
Three £25 a month
Unlimited calls and text + 70GB of 4G data
Daniel Gonzalez
Why do you need 20GB of data per month on your phone? Have you considered quitting your Netflix addiction?
Jackson King
Wtf America.
I pay £25 a month for unlimited voice/text and 30GB 4G data that's also available for roaming in all of EU. + 100 mins for international calls.
£25 a month for fiber broadband, unlimited data.
Jose Gutierrez
you can go through a few gigs a day just from a youtube binge before bed
Austin Nelson
Ever heard of this thing called wifi?
Wyatt Watson
>everyone has home internet
Caleb Stewart
Crapitalism.
Cooper Smith
India:
Jio Mobile - 3 GB per day data @ 4G speeds - Unlimited Calling - Unlimited texts - Rs. 100 (~$1.3) per month
Thank you based Mota bhai..
Jonathan Allen
Get on a family plan like a normal person and you dont need 20gb a month
Blake Morris
Did you really just out yourself as a street shitter on Jow Forums
>not having a job >needing a data plan Get a job first. Then the 60 a month isn't going to break you.
Nathan Lopez
It's what people will pay.
Cooper Kelly
Fuck you I've had to pay for my own phone plan since I was 16 and they keep on jacking up the price fucking jews
Matthew Sanders
Because retarded americans are willing to pay retarded amounts for cell service. Capitalism is one of the worst inventions since communism.
Nathaniel Ross
Unlimited everything with 8-10mbps down 1 mbps up for $55/month here. I'm sure your mobile data is way the hell faster, and your plan is much cheaper. But I've never even heard of ting.
Carter Johnson
Boi im glad im a twc beaner.
I pay 20 usd or 18 euro for 6gb of unthrottled data, unlimited sms and calls and free international PRIP. AT&T gives me free data for full social networks like facebook, whatsapp, instagram and twitter but also works for uber and snapchat And since i pay for youtube premium i have free unlimited data for play music aswell (Telefonica i think gives free data for spotify).
Oh and did i mention that since its third world a simple adblocker fucks their shit for data usage? I "used" only 3gb last month, but i watched a bunch of movies on netflix and facebook (latin streamers dont give a fuck) and of course youtube on my daily conmute.
Robert Carter
I get everything unlimited and just got the s9+. I also get all the extra carrier bullshit like blocking telemarketers, caller id, etc. for $100 a month. I don't know what the fuck you're talking about with it being expensive.
Levi Gray
Koodo in Canada is trying to move me off public mobile with 8gb data and unlimited everything else for $45.
>Why are cellular carrier plans in North America (USA and Canada most notably) so ridiculously fucking expensive?
First and foremost, watch your language. This is a Christian board, hosted on an American server, and I will not tolerate such filth again.
>I watched one of the Linus Shill Tips videos and he shilled for a Canadian carrier service called Ting. I checked them out of curiosity, and they have a "pay for what you use" policy.
Pay for what you use is terrible, unless its cost is less than unlimited plan. Great job taking advice from a guy who looks like a 16 year old kid btw.
>For a grand total of 6.8 USD a month (call it 7 USD), which of course includes free roaming within the EEA with 2G of data (8 USD for every gigabyte over these 2G while roaming). Damn Swiss mountain kikes.
You do know prepaid and the big providers in Canada pay for most domestic roaming, right?Some US prepaid and postpaid providers pay for international roaming.
>How do Americans manage to get on mobile data if they have to pay through their noses for every megabyte?
They don't.
>Amerikkkans of Jow Forums, tell me more about your mobile plans, how much data it includes and how much it cost.
Now you're crossposting.
Mason Mitchell
Silly fog breather, since you decieded to brexit that roaming in the EU will be gone.
Evan Sullivan
Poo-in-the-loo mobile?
Aiden Wilson
Ting uses bucket pricing, they're intended for people who barely use their phone but still need service.
I currently use Mint Mobile and I get 5GB of data a month with unlimited talk and text for $20/month.
Jackson Phillips
Seriously, what the fuck is this thread on? Half of the Euroshitskins in here unironically have LIMITED data plans, and not just that... you have limited 3G data plans like a bunch of UNICEF shithole countries while paying over $20 a month.
My plan offers unlimited text, talk, 4G data (usually exceeding 180 Mbps here in Boston) and global roaming and data for only $45 a month. (48.79 if you include taxes)
The last time I had a service package as shitty as some of the things Im reading in here, it was a $25 per month for unlimited talk/text and 5GB of 4G
Nathan Williams
That's very odd because Koodo and Public Mobile are both part of Telus.
I have unlimited calls, texts and 4G(200mbps) for 12€ a month.
Robert Hill
That's not very odd. AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint own Cricket, MetroPCS and Boost respectively but still have their own prepaid services. Telemundo has like 10 different prepaid brands that all compete with each other. What probably happened is that they were at one point independent companies that Telus absorbed and just retained the branding.
Brody Jenkins
American. I've been using Ting for 3 years now. My bill has never gone over $14. >1000 text Why? Are you a 16 year old girl? Lower that shit. >20 GB As an American I don't really need a data plan, as every store I walk into offers free and fast wifi.
my dude i use 4 gb a year what the fuck are you doing
Evan Lopez
I use cricket at $55/month for unlimited everything. I think its 22gb lte then it might be slower sometimes, I've never noticed a difference so idk.
Logan Scott
How the fuck do you get 14GB a month? There's rollover data, which no other prepaid service has, and autopay doesn't factor in taxes (It's still about $45 for me with autopay). AT&T also has the best coverage I've seen, but they recently throttled the prepaid speeds to 5Mbps.
Noah Sanchez
>he needs his carrier to give him the bells and whistles >iOS does it on its own haha fag
Logan Nguyen
>not having home internet What's it like living in the third world?
Andrew Myers
Euro living in US here. Forgive us but I think the issue here is that most Europeans are completely unaware of your budget carriers like cricket, Metro PCS, boost e.t.c. so they always end up comparing the prices of European 2nd and 3rd-tier carriers to those of the top-tier big three American flagship carriers, resulting in seemingly retarded posts like OPs.
James Jenkins
Take away that $200 worth of data and you are fine, use public wifi. If you use that much fucking data then Ting is not for you, Ting is for people that don't use their phones all the time. I have Ting and it is great, just depends on your use case.
Aiden Wright
>European 2nd and 3rd-tier carriers >both cheaper and more bandwidth than the top-tier big three american flagship carriers Hmm, yes. Really makes one think.
Oliver Moore
4 of my friends and I signed up for Cricket's 'family plan' when it was 5 lines for $100. Unlimited talk + text, 5gb of 8mbps HSPA+ and unlimited 3g data for $20 a month
that plan doesn't exist anymore but we're still using it
Zachary Rivera
Public Mobile is a Telus subsidiary. It's an experiment to catch all the cheapskates who'd rather forgo cellular connectivity than pay mainstream carrier brand prices. If too many people sign up, indicating it's sucking in customers from Telus and Koodo, Telus will kill Public Mobile.
Colton Campbell
>I do realize that >le yuropoor, and >le toilet cleaner meme applies but American average salary is only 5 times the amount of Eastern EU average wage, not 30+ times bigger. >How do Americans manage to get on mobile data if they have to pay through their noses for every megabyte?
You make more money and should pay more for services goy.
Grayson Carter
>not using mint mobile >paying more than 15 bucks a month
As I said, I apologise on behalf of my retarded fellows who believe that limited is somehow greater than unlimited.
Im my defence as a Brit, this poster might be some continental Eastern European retard and not a normal European.
Parker Sanders
i like using mint just because i dont have to think about paying my bill for 6 months but i have had dropped calls/texts occasoinally and idk what network they use
Jason Parker
Also to the people saying the price will go up blah blah
its 180 bucks for a year of service no bill no bullshit works on any phone service is anywhere tmobile is
Ah, now I understand. A lesson on American carriers: >Flagship Only old people too stupid to switch, and people between the ages of 16-to-25 who are still on their parent's plan, pay for these overpriced scams. You are often locked in a contract and have a limited selection of phones. You do get to dick-wave about your exclusive flagship phone for a month, before the international unlocked version renders it useless. >Budget Owned by Flagship companies, so you get all the same benefits but at a lower price. You only risk not getting an exclusive flagship-only phone. But you can often import almost any other phone you want. >Poorfag Sometimes owned by Flagship/Budget companies. They only provide shit-tier phones and plans (Pay-as-you-go type shit). No fucks are given about you getting the latest updates or anything, You should be content that you can still make outgoing calls.
Wait, are the yuros in here unironically bragging about having data caps on their plans? all I'm seeing in here is >im in yuropean shithole X and i pay this much for Y amount of data per month
Honestly, If you have a limited data plan, or a plan that throttles after a set amount of usage you might be a third worlder or Indian.
Nathan Sanders
honest to fuck what company in america in 2018 provides phones with their service? Its either >bring your own phone Or >pay monthly to slowly pay off the massive inflate price of X phone.
Most people do use the large carriers they are stupid and poor as a result. They walk into these phone stores pick out a phone and a service that bundles the phone price and plan together Its typically around $180-220 per month for service and phone of which about 70 is for the phone
Isaiah Ross
Its nice being on a grandfathered Verizon Unlimited plan for essentially $22/month especially when working in the middle of fucking nowhere
TY niggas. Been looking for a carrier to dump metropos. Hope I can keep my number.
Henry Wright
yea you can every ISP be it phone or land line throttles after a certain amount even if its unlimited
Charles Ortiz
MetroPCS and Mint both use T-Mobile as their backend so switching to Mint probably won't help all that much. You might try RedPocket, they have similar offerings to Mint but you offer AT&T backed plans as well at T-Mobile plans.
Leo White
What a scam. I'm with based Freedom Mobile. With tax $96. 10gig plan. Using iPhone 8plus.
Brayden Adams
$30/mo. for 1GB of 4G is a blatant ripoff. Allegedly they upped it to 2GB, but it seems I still get throttled after 1GB. $240/yr for 5GB a month is waaaay better than my current $360/yr and 2GB/mo.
Robert Nguyen
If you want cheap phone service in the US, you should use Google Fi. Of course, it's only cheap if you aren't a data vampire.
Ryan Fisher
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Carson Moore
our infrastructure sucks because we're the innovators, we're the ones that have to replace old infrastructure with new infrastructure, which is expensive your "developing" country leeches all the benefits due to NOT having developed the technology, and only have to adopt what was created from our efforts over time
we're having to replace our systems every couple of years, and you joined late to the party and bought the product of time that's why you have a higher standard of infrastructure, because you didn't have the slightest hand in creating it
as an american, it is my duty to clap for you, but then i have to go back to work to keep your ass afloat the follower position is easier, but i'm not envious of you not being able to fill any other role
Isaac Powell
Name your carrier.
Jace Phillips
I pay $240/mo on a 4 person family plan with 2 leased high end phones with unlimited minutes, text, and data from Sprint.
James Hernandez
good post
Zachary Bailey
I live in Chile and pay $28 for 25GB 4G with unlimited Whatsapp, Spotify and some other apps too, plus a Spotify premium account. No idea about calls and text because who the fuck uses those anymore. Pretty good, I think.
Caleb Gomez
Jesus, i pay 22.5 USD a month for unlimited calls, texts, and 20gb internet. Live in Sweden.
Adrian Adams
First SIM
500 sms unlimited minutes 30 gig 4g+ 9€
Second SIM (for the lulz) unlimited minutes unlimited sms 30gig 4g
6€
At least italy is good for something.
Adam Perez
>limited internet
Jesus christ. You fucking third worlders.
Juan Nguyen
Here in the Netherlands I'm with tele2.
>unlimited calling >unlimited SMS >unlimited bandwidth (on a 4G connection) >26 euro a month
Jaxon Allen
When I'm out of the house I use my cellphone as a hotspot for my laptop.
Aiden Smith
unlimited Data Netherlands....very good....
Joshua Gomez
What the fuck do you guys use 200gb of 4g a month for? If I need internet to fuck around I'm either at home or at work, and I don't watch 1080p youtube videos during my train ride. Generally I use around 2-5gb per month depending on how much idle time I spent checking out Jow Forums and reddit during bus rides.
Levi Anderson
this. why do so many of you in here have limited data plans? are unlimited plans too hard to come by or what?
Aaron Rivera
because Americans are used to getting fucked over.
If you read their policy its actually 5GB a day. Which is about 150GB a month. If you exceed the 5GB a day then you need to send a free text message to Tele2, who automatically give you more GB's. Which you can do indefinitely. Although I never used more than 5G on my phone during a day.
I think they actually don't want you to use your cellphone as a hotspot for all your devices, like I do, but they legally can't do anything about it because of net neutrality. They aren't allowed to inspect or filter your traffic.
Ayden Perry
>still using SMS
Austin Rogers
>Starbucks wants your email for wifi now
Christopher Carter
Just get a burner hotmail email. They usually don't ask you to confirm the email.
Isaiah Baker
Non userai iliad, SPERO, user
Bentley Ortiz
yikes, that's why you are shitting up everywhere in every website.
Leo Jackson
I'm in Straya with 100GB of Data, Unlimited talk and SMS for $54 straya bucks a month Unfortunately does not include free roaming pass, but then again I don't travel frequently enough to warrant that
Dylan Cox
Sure yes, but that's not the point. I have a job, and I use prepay. 20€ a month, unlimited calls and messages, unlimited 4G data, roaming in EU is same as home.
You are getting fucked and still have this stupid mentality "I'm not poor". The exact behaviour poor people have.
Isaiah Peterson
I get the grapes, just cheaper.
James Rogers
>20GB of data what the fuck Use wifi, or at that point use the unlimited plan with pretty much any other provider
Ryan Allen
>paying more means getting fucked yuropeon ekonomiks
Chase White
TMobile
$30 a month 5gb of 4g LTE Unlimited text 100mins of calling
I'm a cheap ass, but this plan is fine.
Robert Stewart
Paying more for way shittier service means your getting fucked. Are you literally retarded?
