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Why we're not surfing on phones
How can you wonder why we're not surfing the web on our cell phones? You said it yourself ...
QUOTE: Most mobile operators offer subscribers a menu or "deck" filled with the carriers' own content that has been supplied through deals they have made with news organizations, record labels, TV networks and other content producers. Carriers generate revenue by charging for subscriptions to packages or premium content. They also get a cut of revenue when users download content from their decks. UNQUOTE

The carriers aren't offering anything I want at anywhere near the price I am willing to pay (i.e., free!).
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