ET has a candid piece on the fraudulent practises many operators use to make more money off the gullible user.
- Operators introduce greetings SMS into the system on days like Diwali, Friendship day etc. to induce users to forward them
- Ignorance of premium pricing for VAS services leads to inflated bills
- Within-network offers won’t neccessarily work cheaper for most users
- Freebies are meant to make it a habit for you
- Little transparency in billing systems of operators
Out of the 5 things, not one comes as new to me. Must read.
