Comments on: Ypulse Quote: The ‘Texting Gap’ http://www.ypulse.com/ypulse-quote-23 Daily news and insight into the Millennial generation for media and marketing professionals Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:05:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gareth http://www.ypulse.com/ypulse-quote-23/comment-page-1#comment-2045 Gareth Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:51:48 +0000 http://ypulse.com/wordpress/?p=3782#comment-2045 As someone who's experienced both European and US mobile culture, the main cause of the American public's delay in adopting these technologies is the restrictions and penny pinching of the carriers. European networks are far more open at every level (GSM vs the patented, proprietary CDMA) and there's far more heated competition to offer the best price and the best technology. When I was 14 or so I had a prepaid phone which gave me 300 free text messages, free incoming calls and 10c/min calls for $20 a month. The US still doesn't offer rates that cheap without a contract. As someone who’s experienced both European and US mobile culture, the main cause of the American public’s delay in adopting these technologies is the restrictions and penny pinching of the carriers.

European networks are far more open at every level (GSM vs the patented, proprietary CDMA) and there’s far more heated competition to offer the best price and the best technology.

When I was 14 or so I had a prepaid phone which gave me 300 free text messages, free incoming calls and 10c/min calls for $20 a month. The US still doesn’t offer rates that cheap without a contract.

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