Sunday, May 16, 2010

Flashback - 4/3/10 - Talk is CHEAP - by Tracy Guthrie, CE Adviser in Africa


This morning Martha and Pacomis helped me buy a cell phone just for my time in Kenya.
The whole cell phone issue was a big concern for me. AT & T charged insane fees for international roaming - $5.00 a minute. I wasn't sure how I would be able to communicate with the fam.

Well as most of the things I get anxious about, it was no big deal at all. Pacomis took me a cell phone store, which is basically a vendor on the street to buy the phone, charger and credits. The cell phone, SIM card, and credits came to about 2,000 ksh ($26). After that we were on our way to the orphanage.

If you can get a cell phone and minutes for that cheap, why do we pay so much??

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