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Originally Posted by susan_cassidy
Maybe it is cheap in Europe, but in the US, data plans are very expensive (to me). About the cheapest data plan is the iPad $15 US/month for 250 Mb. 2Gb will cost you $25.00 US.
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That's exactly the result of closed device culture. Starting from non-GSM networks and ending with iPhone monopoly. Even for GSM networks the phones are usually bought from the same operator with yearly contracts.
In Latvia the cell phone networks developed faster because the fixed line infrastructure was in bad shape. But we have problems with EU-wide roaming where the operators are strongly keeping their positions and charging insane prices for data.