http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2008/06/19/cellphones-should-be-expensive-and-not-free/ Sustainability, Environment, Progressive Politics, Peak Oil, Being Green. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:55:19 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2008/06/19/cellphones-should-be-expensive-and-not-free/comment-page-1/#comment-23501 Viki Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:39:03 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=1742#comment-23501 Please. Cell phones are made like junk these days. I only get my free upgrade every two years, but each time I'm eligible, the phone is already working terribly and is banged up, scratched up, and generally crappy looking. If I didn't have to upgrade it, I wouldn't. But since the phones aren't lasting me more than the time in between upgrades (if that), heck yes I'm going to take advantage of the free or discounted upgrade (I always go for the free ones, myself). Please. Cell phones are made like junk these days. I only get my free upgrade every two years, but each time I’m eligible, the phone is already working terribly and is banged up, scratched up, and generally crappy looking. If I didn’t have to upgrade it, I wouldn’t. But since the phones aren’t lasting me more than the time in between upgrades (if that), heck yes I’m going to take advantage of the free or discounted upgrade (I always go for the free ones, myself).

]]> http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2008/06/19/cellphones-should-be-expensive-and-not-free/comment-page-1/#comment-23034 david Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:36:27 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=1742#comment-23034 A. The cellular companies do not make nor profit from the phones. B. The phone price is subsidized by ETF's and other discounts. Otherwise, you would be paying full price for the phones. A. The cellular companies do not make nor profit from the phones.
B. The phone price is subsidized by ETF’s and other discounts. Otherwise, you would be paying full price for the phones.

]]> http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2008/06/19/cellphones-should-be-expensive-and-not-free/comment-page-1/#comment-23033 Charles Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:48:21 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=1742#comment-23033 What? Are you serious?! Your statistic is way off! Not everyone who retires their cell phone end up throwing them away. Many are kept aside, given away or resold. There are recycling programs for cell phones too. Using expensive cell phones as a scare tactic to keep us from producing waste is stupid. The wireless companies and cell phone makers make more than enough money off us so why pay them more? What? Are you serious?! Your statistic is way off! Not everyone who retires their cell phone end up throwing them away. Many are kept aside, given away or resold. There are recycling programs for cell phones too. Using expensive cell phones as a scare tactic to keep us from producing waste is stupid. The wireless companies and cell phone makers make more than enough money off us so why pay them more?

]]> http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2008/06/19/cellphones-should-be-expensive-and-not-free/comment-page-1/#comment-22868 Irony Sat, 26 Dec 2009 21:39:04 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=1742#comment-22868 The ironic thing is, at the end of your article, there was an AT&T advertisement for a free LGCF360. Now I'm not normally the type to laugh when its inappropriate, but I did let myself grin. The ironic thing is, at the end of your article, there was an AT&T advertisement for a free LGCF360. Now I’m not normally the type to laugh when its inappropriate, but I did let myself grin.

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