(Also not included: the extra charges for each text message, the whopping per-minute cost if you exceed your monthly allowance and the per-megabyte charge for downloading data from the Internet.) That price conveniently omits about $10 worth of monthly surcharges, taxes and fees. Take a standard $34.99 monthly cell phone plan, for example.
Chances are, you have plenty of experience with them, even if you didn’t know their name.
Stealth fees are the costs that aren’t included in the sticker price.
