Brennan’s Blog

Mobile phone plans really suck. Yesterday I saw a commercial for Sprint with their new CEO and he stated that he is going to change things up. Their offer seems to be $99 for unlimited everything. I can get unlimited web, GPS, txt and voice for a fixed monthly fee like I do with cable TV and internet. It is an obvious solution. More people have phones than any other electronic device. Every adult and nearly every high school and college student has one and are paying much more than a typical cable bill. Yet it is not uncommon to go over your minutes and get hit with more than $200 in over charges. I have seen it a few times over the last couple of years and I do not like it.

So I am wondering, is there such a thing as a consumer union where consumers combine together to collectively bargain with the mobile phone providers? If I wanted unlimited web, GPS, txt and voice for $60 and I had 1,000 people who are willing to sign up for a 2 year contract for that deal is it reasonably possible to make a deal with the big mobile phone companies?

I live in a condo and this past year we signed a contract with Time Warner to get a half off deal for basic plus movie and sports channels for 2 years. We have less than 200 people living here so if 200 people can make such a negotiation happen, it should be possible for a group of 1,000 to sign a contract to get an unlimited usage deal for a great price.