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// EQ Mobile 
// Story: Journal of Occasional Nonsensicality 
// by Acryliks 
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"Hey, what carrier are you with?" Vinyl asked me as she sat down across from me. We were at Donut Joe's, grabbing some coffee before we attended one of Octavia's performances tonight. 

"EQ Mobile, why?" I told her, making sure I didn't spill my latte. 

"Huh, I'm with PegaTel and I don't want to be anymore," she said, scrolling on her phone apathetically. 

"Why's that?" 

"Because! Their plans are so stupid and they send me so many text messages trying to sell me their 'upgraded plan' and I hate them and they suck and I'm switching carriers."

I blinked a few times, trying to sort through all of the things that she had just said to me.

"Alright... what kind of plan do you have?" I asked, hoping to quell Vinyl's anger.

"Ugh... alright. I have, like... unlimited minutes and texting in Equestria, because I have to have that, and I get a certain amount of minutes to call outside of the country but not overseas," she recalled. 

"How much?"

"Like... one hundred and ten bits a month."

"...wow... you're getting ripped off!"

"Really? What do you have?"

"With EQ Mobile I have basically the same thing, but for only seventy five a month," I told her.

"Are you kidding me!? Seventy five? How... AH!" Vinyl threw her head back in anger.

"Hey, shush. Just switch. You're not contract locked, are you?" I asked.

"No... ugh, whatever. Can we stop by PegaTel when we leave? It's on the way to the concert hall."

"Yeah man, sure thing. Wait... what's PegaTel's upgraded plan if it isn't the one that you have?" I perked up. 

"Eh, it's one with the same things but you get unlimited calling to the places outside of Equestria like the Crystal Empire... if you needed to do that for some reason," Vinyl explained. 

"Ha! And how much is that?" I chuckled. 

"One thirty, I think. Yeah, I know, it's bad."

"Jeez, yeah man, switch to EQ," I recommended as I finished my latte. 

"Yep, you don't need to tell me twice."

"Well I'm going to. Switch to EQ." Vinyl threw her head back and arms up, surprising practically everyone in the restaurant.

"Well holy shit, Daniel! That's some of the most revolutionary advice you've ever given me! How will I ever repay you for your knowledge!?"

"Can you relax? Everyone is staring," I cautioned. 

"Pfft, who cares?"