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jtuck004

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6. "ARE there American-made phones" No. Not that there couldn't be, but the

Reply to OneGrassRoot (Reply #5)

Mon Jul 1, 2013, 12:44 PM

Jul 2013

lower costs for labor, less overall regulation, are all provided as excuses as to why.

And yes, it is the monthly fee that makes the big money over time.

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A Homeless Man and His BlackBerry [View all] Recursion Jul 2013 OP

Recursion, what is that saying... sheshe2 Jul 2013 #1

I have a crappy tracfone. It is more than enough for my purposes. nt MADem Jul 2013 #2

How many articles does it take that people are only one paycheck away from ruin before this stops? Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #3

Carlos Slim says thank you. Tracfone has made him even more money. jtuck004 Jul 2013 #4

Gawd... OneGrassRoot Jul 2013 #5

"ARE there American-made phones" No. Not that there couldn't be, but the jtuck004 Jul 2013 #6