Jokes About Business People

Verizon and AT&T = The Most Expensive Wireless Calling Plans in America

Wireless Profit Margins:

Verizon Wireless = 45 percent

AT&T = 39 percent

Sprint = 18.2 percent

Now we know where Verizon and AT&T get all that money to run commercials 24x7 and pay out big executive bonuses -- the American consumer.

Not all pricing claims are the same. The advantages consumers get with Sprint’s $69.99 Everything Data plan include nationwide unlimited text and picture messaging, unlimited Web, unlimited GPS navigation and unlimited calling to any mobile in America, compared to AT&T and Verizon’s $69.99 pricing plans, which are good for unlimited talk only. And Sprint’s $69.99 plans are available with any phone while AT&T and Verizon’s are limited to lower-end phones.

AT&T and Verizon have attempted to confuse the marketplace by lowering their pricing to $69.99, but theirs are for calling only. In today’s economic environment customers are interested in more than just voice pricing. They also want the best value for all the other things they rely on their wireless phone for and Sprint delivers. Sprint's Everything Data plans start at $69.99 per month and include Any Mobile, Anytime for unlimited calling with any U.S. wireless user, plus unlimited text, picture and video messaging, e-mail, Web browsing, social networking and more.

4G wireless--which operates at speeds up to 10 times greater than today's 3G networks--could become a reality for many businesses and consumers over the coming year. Sprint, the current 4G leader, says it will introduce its first 4G smartphone before mid-year.

I don't know why people are so surprised that their "inspected" refurbs aren't pristine. I have come to expect a used product to be just that, USED! I am an auto tech by trade (at 3 legit well-known L.A. dealerships) and have seen 100 point inspections "performed" on used cars before they are sold. It's a basic "does everything work?" and is it "safe to drive?", then it's off to detail to make someone else's trade look shiny enough to sell. Its just business, which sucks for the consumer, but it all comes down to cost-cutting. Hire a mediocre refurb tech to "inspect" returned phones and save, instead of shelling out decent pay for a professional.
Sorry for my rant but speaking from a business point of view and personal experience, refurbs suck 95% of the time.