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	No Such Thing as Free

bookchick49

11-19-2009 12:38 PM

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cell phones, economy, technology

bookchick49 says:

Excellent excellent read / article. Especially that last couple of paragraphs regarding suggestions of hidden cost from cell phone companies legislation. Sounds good to me.

Just ask yourself when you're shopping for a new cell phone:
"Do you want an iPhone, or an HTC Hero and a 50-inch plasma TV?" LOL I LOVE IT!

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