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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Genuinely curious, what service are you comparing this to that makes it sound quite expensive? Asking for my wallet

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

A very basic phone plan from one of the top three ISPs where I live (Taiwan). Comes with 3 GB of data a month. (I'm on Wi-Fi most of the time.) Costs ~$6.1 a month. No 5G connection, only 4G. ~22 cents per minute of calltime.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

$38 usd is considered low in the US because even though we all have a high median income the cost of everything is extraordinarily high, rendering most americans de facto impoverished

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I see... that sounds terrible tbh

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

it is pretty bad!