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Texting costs are 'out of this world'

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Comments Page: 1 Martin Cleaver



Guest Comment Guest Comment Mon, May 12, 2008, 3:55 pm CDT If you think that is expensive, try mobile data rates in Canada.

Brian Krueger, PhD

Columbia University Medical Center Columbia University Medical Center Mon, May 12, 2008, 5:34 pm CDT Mobile data rates anywhere are pretty terrible. I think the hardest part is actually getting mobile data. The strings attached to those plans make doing anything other than downloading your e-mail nearly impossible.

Will

UC Davis UC Davis Fri, Oct 22, 2010, 12:58 pm CDT In the states you then have to pay to recevie the darned thing as well so that adds considerable costs as well. However these are companies trying to make a profit compared to NASA that are trying to do things cheaply so that their grant money gets them further (although arguably could be done cheaper still as they have unlimited funding and don't try and make as cheap as it could be). Page: 1 Add Comment? Comments are closed 2 weeks after initial post.

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