9 sneaky ways cell phone companies get you to pay more

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According to a Pew survey, 90% of American adults own cell phones.

In a Cellular Telephone Industries Association report, the average monthly cell phone bill is just over $47, but according to a Time survey, 46% of Americans with mobile phones said their monthly bill was $100 or more, and 13% said their monthly bill topped $200 per month.

Additional charges, fees, and other gimmicks are to partially blame for these expensive bills. Here are some of the sneaky ways cell phone companies are making you pay more: