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Re:87% of American teens own an iPhone; 88% expect an iPhone... by ghaff on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @07:51PM (#33185355)
>But wasn't cellular data priced similarly extortionately back then?

I guess it depends on your terms. I had--I think--a 2GB per month data plan (which was actually fairly reasonable for mobile at the time) and later went to "unlimited" but I was still paying something like 10 cents per text for a time. I didn't text a lot so I just paid a la carte until I changed plans.

Communications charges have changed a lot over time. I remember when long distance calls were something like $1/minute.

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Re:87% of American teens own an iPhone; 88% expect an iPhone... by GeekyBear on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @07:57PM (#33185402)
> Communications charges have changed a lot over time. I remember when long distance calls were something like $1/minute.

I can remember Verizon being sued because they forced handset manufacturers to disable Bluetooth for file transfers, because Verizon used to charge you money every time you transferred photos to or from your phone.

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Re:87% of American teens own an iPhone; 88% expect an iPhone... by ghaff on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @08:15PM (#33185553)
The carriers used to completely own the entire phone experience. That's what really changed with Android and iOS. Walled gardens notwithstanding, you have access to a far less restricted and curated set of applications.
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