Prepaid Cell Phones compared Historical Perspective The Cell
Phone is one of the most innovative inventions of the twentieth
century. Callers can find an individual anywhere in the country
through calls, text messaging, and the mobile internet. When the
cell phone first came on the scene it was targeted to doctors
and other professionals. Those in this league paid around $1 per
minute, so the number was not on business cards or anywhere else
that someone could call without a real good reason. Cell Phones
companies then revamped their target audience to the mother with
children who might need to make an emergency call for help, such
as a car breaking down on a snowy night. The rate was $19.95 per
month for 30 minutes. Finally, someone realized that people
wanted to be cut from their home phone cord, and made the cell
phone available to the average person. The problem came with the
deposits that some companies required. Some went as high $1200.
Further, per minute charges was still high since block plans had
not come out in full force yet. Therefore people who could not
afford to pay these astronomical deposits and monthly bills were
forced to be left behind technologically. Those with bad or no
credit had no available options until cell phone companies came
up with the prepaid plan. Consumers paid a higher rate than the
average consumer, but at least they could have a phone. Cell
phone companies began to target college students with the plan,
since most did not have the credit to establish normal monthly
service. Since this innovation, companies also started using
this option for their sales reps out on the field, and as a
benefit to their employees. The prepaid cell phone is great for
those who want to keep their phone bill at a specific amount per
month. With the advent of the free nights and weekends, users
are hard-pressed to find a difference in the prepaid vs. normal
cell phone service. In 1987, the monthly average of a U.S. cell
phone bill was $96.85; in 1998, it was $39.43. A friend may say
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