Comment on More and more people are ditching carrier roaming in favor of travel eSIMs

• cosmicrookie@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It only means that the prices are adjusted to get the most out of what people have, not that it costs what its worth

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  • BaardFigur@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It’s more expensive to build in western countries due to higher wages though, and probably better safety standards

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    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      And lower population density. At least in the US, there’s a ton of empty space with pretty good coverage. I imagine India has a lot less open space, so more paying customers per tower.

      The salaries for people building and operating the infrastructure are probably a bigger component though.

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