On 4/18/05, Graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Since it is usually cheaper here in the US to get a new cel-phone than to buy > a new battery for it we do it about every two years.
Tom, It's also the way they're marketed. Here, most plans extend over a year or two, and the base phone is often "free". For only a few dollars more, one can upgrade to the latest and greatest video phone. It seems so cheap (until you realize how much you're on the hook for over the two year contract), it's hard to resist, especially if you're 16 years old, and daddy's plastic is paying for it. And, just wait until you've made or received a few long-distance calls that aren't covered by your plan. Bills of several hundred dollars a month aren't uncommon. As an aside, I laughed out loud when I read that with all the sending of text and photos and being able to go on-line, viruses are now a huge problem with such high-zoot cell phones. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
