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...blindly sign up for calling plans. Study past bills to find out how many minutes you talk each month, when and where you typically talk and whether you dial mostly locally or long distance. To find a plan that best matches your needs, consult Internet search engines found at TRAC.org and MyRatePlan.com...
...Getting rid of long-distance service on your home phone may sound extreme, but if you mainly use your cell and rarely dial area codes, it might be a smart move. According to Yankee Group research, 12% of phone users ages 18 to 24 get by with cell phones alone. By subscribing only to basic local service, you can lower your monthly land-line fee to $20 or less. Just keep a prepaid phone card around for long distance. In short, buy a plan that suits you, and maybe you'll have more time--but less reason--to complain. --With...
...voices crowding the radio dial are as varied as they are opinionated. Democracy advocates in Hong Kong exhort listeners to attend the latest Victoria Park rally. Downtrodden Bangkok citizens listen in glee as a crusading radio program exposes?in real time?a corrupt traffic cop as he tries to extort money from a taxi driver (who rings the program as the shakedown is happening). A lonely migrant worker in southern China receives advice on how to find a mate even without the help of a village matchmaker. Best of all, since talk radio flourishes at the intersection of anonymity...
...Turn the radio dial a bit, and political discourse gives way to rants on straying husbands or disobedient teenagers. Social issues may not have the gravitas of incipient revolution, but talk radio addresses far more than a political need. Traditional Asian culture is chock-full of taboo subjects: sex, religion, sex, suicide and sex. Talk radio allows the shy and curious alike to discuss issues they would never dare broach even with their closest friends. Ye Sha hosts a late-night radio show in Shanghai, a city where the neon present collides with Confucian tradition. These days, many...
...people power up and down the dial has become a self-perpetuating force. Earlier this year, tens of thousands of Bangkok citizens had their radios tuned to 96 FM, home to "Uniting to Help Each Other," when the show's usual excited chatter was replaced by the ominous notes of a military march. The army, which along with the government controls most of Thailand's radio stations, had abruptly pulled the 24-hour show off the air. Critics claim they were punishing the media group INN for barbs aimed at Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra that were made on another...