Cell phone Carriers considering charging per service

[Stella]

No, its not April fools, its real...

Imaging charging per data used on Facebook, or a fee per month for Skype etc... well... could be sooner than you think. :-(

http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/19/wireless-carriers-openly-considering-charging-per-service/

 

[QuarterSwede]

I read that earlier today. I really, really, really hope this doesn't happen. As they said in the article, this is basically the complete opposite of net neutrality.

 

[ucfgrad93]

If they start doing that I will probably go back to a dumbphone. No way am I going to pay per service.