Comments on: American Cellular Telecoms & Sustainability http://www.melodiesinmarketing.com/2008/04/19/american-cellular-telecoms-sustainability/ Ethical and Delightful Design for Communications, Products, and Services Tue, 11 Oct 2011 04:07:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Mario Vellandi http://www.melodiesinmarketing.com/2008/04/19/american-cellular-telecoms-sustainability/comment-page-1/#comment-247 Mario Vellandi Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:34:52 +0000 http://vellandi.wordpress.com/?p=222#comment-247 @swandiver - Thanks for stopping by! What you've pointed out is exactly how American telecoms' business models restrict freedom of choice, and force individuals who care about the mobile make/model, to inconvenience themselves through additional time-consuming activities. This is completely unfair to marginalize millions of people like us, just because their business model doesn't $#!@*& support it! Solely because of the environmental implications, I'm leaning toward some sort of regulation to force change. At least voluntary guidelines or recommendations from the FTC, FCC, and EPA - Now! @swandiver – Thanks for stopping by! What you’ve pointed out is exactly how American telecoms’ business models restrict freedom of choice, and force individuals who care about the mobile make/model, to inconvenience themselves through additional time-consuming activities.

This is completely unfair to marginalize millions of people like us, just because their business model doesn’t $#!@*& support it! Solely because of the environmental implications, I’m leaning toward some sort of regulation to force change. At least voluntary guidelines or recommendations from the FTC, FCC, and EPA – Now!

]]> By: swandiver http://www.melodiesinmarketing.com/2008/04/19/american-cellular-telecoms-sustainability/comment-page-1/#comment-248 swandiver Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:46:19 +0000 http://vellandi.wordpress.com/?p=222#comment-248 I was just thinking about this same issue. I am very interested in trying Sprint's $99 unlimited everything plan that I see advertised (despite every Sprint customer's bad service reviews) but when I go on their website, there are no phones that excite me enough to make the upgrade. The very fact that there are no viable alternatives to the current American cellphone business model (even though it's proved profitable all over the rest of the world) should be proof positive of price fixing or some other shady dealings. Why there has been no more public outcry leading to federal investigations is beyond me. Just as I pray for a la carte cable service, I await the day when I can make my cell phone service perfectly match my phone. I was just thinking about this same issue. I am very interested in trying Sprint’s $99 unlimited everything plan that I see advertised (despite every Sprint customer’s bad service reviews) but when I go on their website, there are no phones that excite me enough to make the upgrade. The very fact that there are no viable alternatives to the current American cellphone business model (even though it’s proved profitable all over the rest of the world) should be proof positive of price fixing or some other shady dealings. Why there has been no more public outcry leading to federal investigations is beyond me.

Just as I pray for a la carte cable service, I await the day when I can make my cell phone service perfectly match my phone.

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