Billshrink saved me no money on my phone bill
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[TC] Billshrink Launches to Save You Money On Your Phone Bill:
Billshrink, the new startup that aspires to simplify the often painful process of choosing and comparing mobile plans (and eventually other services), has launched in beta. … The site offers an ostensibly impressive feature-set.
Let’s take a step back. There are only four mobile phone operators in the country (AT&T, Spring, T-Mobile, and Verizon). Chances are, only two of them get decent reception in your house anyway. Sure they slowly started launching unlimited plans in the last few months, but other than that their plans have been the same for the last five years and you already know what they are. Thanks Billshrink, you’re really helping us out here.
With all the AJAX they stuffed into their website, it’d be nice to at least see the phones. Nope, that’s not an option.
Coverage map, on the other hand, is an option. Now I can finally see which carriers have blessed me with their coverage. Let’s bring one up:
So who has the worst reception in greater New York City area? Turns out it’s Verizon. Perfect 3-bar coverage from Midtown Manhattan to central New Jersey! Are we just picking random numbers here? Apparently so. I love it when they lie right to my face. Is that how they get their funding?
