Kenneth_R_Jongsma@cup.portal.com (10/17/89)
Someone mentioned that the cost of a cellular telephone had dropped to the $200 range in their area. (Not to be confused with airtime rates) Anyway, several local electronics stores in the area have been advertising transportables for $87. The catch is that you have sign up for 6 months of service with one of the local carriers. These may be refurbished units, but they did have the full 832 channels and were 3 watt transmitters. They did want an "installation" fee of around $50. Presumably to activate the account, since their can't be anything to installing a portable! I assume the carriers are paying a kickback to cover the low cost of the units - at least that's a practice mentioned in one of the business magazines. ken@cup.portal.com