-CH> Of course what you suggest is workable; but you fail to
-CH> note that
-CH> all of this money that they take in as security deposits
-CH> can be used
-CH> by them, at a lower interest rate than borrowing, to expand
-CH> their
-CH> system.  That is the main reason that the cellular
-CH> companies want
-CH> deposits.
SC>Unfortunately, there is probably a lot of truth in that statement
Youre darn right there is.  Also, those deposits (unbeknownst to 
customer usually) go to cover the sale of a cellular phone that the
customer THOUGHT they were getting for 1 cent or some other reduced
amount or "free".
Charles
 * 1st 2.00 ~ An Intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself.
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