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Ecuador
In Ecuador landline phones are expensive and instead many people carry around cell phones on either the Porta or Bell South AMPS/tdMA networks. Airtime is about US$0.30-$0.50 per minute and includes all long distance within the country. When calling a cell phone from a land line you are charged the equivalent per minute airtime on top of the local wireline per minute charge. Needless to say phone conversations aren't cheap and are kept to a minimum. Maybe I got a few funny looks taking pictures of cell towers in Ecuador, but no more than what I get here.
  Typical tower mounted AMPS/tdMA cells in Quito.
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Cell tower in Cuenca.
Cellular payphone outside a cell phone store in Quito. Note the ad for pre-paid cellular to the right. |
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Rooftop tripod mounted cells in Quito.
