A bit of cellular pricing transparency

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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> From: Bob Frankston <Bob19-0501 () bobf frankston com>
> Date: January 28, 2010 9:04:13 AM EST
> To: dave () farber net
> Subject: A bit of cellular pricing transparency

> I dropped my local T-Mobile and got a better explanation of the  
> pricing. While they do offer the standard bundled price – low price  
> in return for a 2 year contract they also have an explicit financing 
>  option where you pay full price but they offer to finance it by cha 
> rging you a monthly fee so you can see how much you are paying for t 
> hat loan. I don’t know if it’s the norm but the person I spoke to  
> (perhaps overqualified for the job) said he explains the two options 
>  to his customers pointing out how much better the transparent finan 
> cing approach is.
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> This is a step in the right direction.
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> While I lament the limits on competition in telecom in general this  
> does show a way in which the market is working.



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