On the recommendation of the committee, and to encourage calling within the community, phone companies charge higher calling rates when "kosher" phone users call phones outside the network. In MIRS's case, a "kosher-to-kosher" phone call costs 10 cents a minute whereas calls made to other phones cost five to six cents more.
...aaand eyebrows went up. Although it works the same way in Turkey's cell networks currently---internetwork calls cost more than intranetwork calls, so there doesn't need to be an underlying motive for the price difference here either---but the "recommendation of the committee" made me twitch, naturally.
Also, I hadn't seen "prophet" used as a verb before.
Strangely enough, I'd really like a cell phone that just sends and receives calls. I never use text messaging, instant messaging, or the built in "mini browser" on my phone, as a phone is the wrong tool for such things (no QWERTY keyboard), and the provider charges you every time you use such things--or someone spams you with a text message.
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Date: 2007-02-28 03:49 pm (UTC)...aaand eyebrows went up. Although it works the same way in Turkey's cell networks currently---internetwork calls cost more than intranetwork calls, so there doesn't need to be an underlying motive for the price difference here either---but the "recommendation of the committee" made me twitch, naturally.
Also, I hadn't seen "prophet" used as a verb before.
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Date: 2007-02-28 03:50 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-02-28 04:38 pm (UTC)I never use text messaging, instant messaging, or the built in "mini browser" on my phone, as a phone is the wrong tool for such things (no QWERTY keyboard), and the provider charges you every time you use such things--or someone spams you with a text message.
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Date: 2007-02-28 04:48 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2007-02-28 05:44 pm (UTC)