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People forget that wireless customers paid a monthly fee and also paid usage and long distance charges. The average cost of a three-minute long distance call in 1984 was $1.28. People often kept their phones turned off most of the time to avoid costs. Calls dropped regularly.
"Cellular users pay carriers a $45-per-month access fee, plus 45 cents a minute for weekday calls and 27 cents a minute for calls at night and on weekends. Rates apply whether a customer made or received the call. The average bill runs about $150 a month." google.com/amp/s/www.lati…
Mobile phone service charges in the previous tweet were from 1987.
In 1991: "McCaw Cellular launched the North American Cellular Network, a move toward a national network of cellular telephones."
The "Digital One Rate" arrived in the very late 1990s wsj.com/articles/SB931…
In 1991: "McCaw Cellular launched the North American Cellular Network, a move toward a national network of cellular telephones."
The "Digital One Rate" arrived in the very late 1990s wsj.com/articles/SB931…
