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OK, a new way for the wireless carriers to take your money.

Now Verizon Wireless is evidently involved in special afterlife packages, where you pay $55 a month to have a cell phone placed in your love one's coffin. That way, you can leave them messages of love and hope -- and give the carrier a little holiday present of unearned profits.

Here's Wired's take on the matter:

Folks Take Cellphones To The Grave | Gadget Lab from Wired.com

[QUOTE="Gene Steinberg, post: 46479, member: 1"] OK, a new way for the wireless carriers to take your money. Now Verizon Wireless is evidently involved in special afterlife packages, where you pay $55 a month to have a cell phone placed in your love one's coffin. That way, you can leave them messages of love and hope -- and give the carrier a little holiday present of unearned profits. Here's Wired's take on the matter: [url="http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/12/post-1.html"]Folks Take Cellphones To The Grave | Gadget Lab from Wired.com[/url] [/QUOTE]

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