Darren: Most of the world is prepaid. It's here in the US that we've been conditioned to think prepaid is for a lower life form not worthy of anything special.
It's the carriers who collectively push this idea on us by offering deep subsidies only to those who sign 2 years of their life away. Rate plans generally offered by the big 4 domestic carriers are more attractive on the postpaid side.
If prepaid offerings were richer and less restrictive, we could see a huge emergence or boom of sorts domestically. Until then, we'll be subject to less incentives for prepaid patrons.
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Darren: Most of the world is prepaid. It's here in the US that we've been conditioned to think prepaid is for a lower life form not worthy of anything special.
It's the carriers who collectively push this idea on us by offering deep subsidies only to those who sign 2 years of their life away. Rate plans generally offered by the big 4 domestic carriers are more attractive on the postpaid side.
If prepaid offerings were richer and less restrictive, we could see a huge emergence or boom of sorts domestically. Until then, we'll be subject to less incentives for prepaid patrons.