Inflation drives SMS prices through the roof in Zimbabwe

We don’t usually post news from Africa. However this one caught my eye.

Apparently, mobile phone operators in Zimbabwe have increased their prices by 1,000% as the country’s inflation spins out of control. The end result is that an SMS within the country costs between $5 and $7, while sending the same SMS outside of Zimbabwe costs between $12 and $20.

And you thought you’re paying too much for your mobile service?

Hopefully, inflation in Zimbabwe will stop soon and as the things get back to normal, SMS prices will also decrease…

[Via: textually.org]