Reuters On Telephone Cultures

mamladm writes "Reuters has an interesting article about the Differences in Telephone Cultures between the US and Europe. It describes how the different regulatory frameworks have created distinct cultures on how telephones are being used in the US versus Europe. The article mainly discusses mobile phone usage, though."

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Re:Revenue

[BigGerman]

not like I care but out of curiosity: how the first moderation of a posting can be"overrated"? Noone has rated it yet.

Since we're on the subject of bad US cell coverage

[alex_guy_CA]

A bunch of friends of mine live in a VERY small town called North Fork. It's in the mountains of Central California near Yosemite National Park. (zip code 93643) The town has zero cell phone reception. I mean even right down town, there is NOTHING None of the companies cover it. I've always thought that this was because the town has such a large American Indian population, and the big companies don't give a shit.

Now what if all of the companies got calls from their /. customers asking for coverage there. Yes this is a CALL TO ACTION. If you are in the USA, grab your cell (do it now before you forget), dial customer service (free call), and ask them to start covering North Fork, CA. The people there thank you.

Irritating Phone Companies

[dwpro]

Is noone else irritated with his/her phone company?

My provider(Sprint) has been conniving ever since I have started...they told me about a "vacation" plan to turn off my cell phone while I would be out of service area, but resulted in me being required to start a new contract (2 years, of course) after the vacation was over.

In addition, they boast "adding a line" for $20 a month, but they fail to mention that you must begin a new contract and there is a minimum 500 minute plan, not to mention that the new phone added has a totally separate contract and cannot be removed without the hefty cancellation fee.

Am I just with a (IMO)bad provider or has anyone else had similar experiences?