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Unlimited Wireless Plans Coming

Posted by kdawson on from the talk-much-surf-often-text-lots dept.

An anonymous reader tells us about a BusinessWeek story claiming that in a few years most wireless plans will be unlimited. And pretty costly: unlimited cell calling, SMS, and data for on the order of $115 - $150 a month. Sprint is conducting a trial of such an offering in San Francisco, with the intent of rolling it out nationwide, and other carriers are said to be sure to follow suit. An interesting claim in the article is that in 5 years time, 40% of the US population will be untethered from landlines and using their cell numbers exclusively (vs. 15% now).

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  1. Re:and how many people will wreck their finances t by Professor_UNIX · · Score: 4, Funny

    No way a cellphone is going to ruin me... The reason is evident: just look at the currency I use....
    Since when are sideways Quake logos a currency?
  2. Re:health concerns? by petabyte · · Score: 4, Funny

    Am I the only one who's concerned with the health risks involved with all these increased dosages of electromagnetic radiation exposure?

    Of course not. That is why I, like many slashdoters, avoid that big bright producer of electromagnetic radiation in the sky whenever possible. As a side benefit, my pasty white completion will soon be white enough for me to qualify as a white body and as such, EM radiation will just bounce happily away from me.

    Note: Intended as a joke and I haven't had a physics class since High School so ...

  3. Re:This means limited exit points from the Matrix! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    What the fuck is so difficult with the difference between lose and loose?