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Unlike typical mobile phone contracts, the frequency of use [#permalink] New post   13 Jan 2011, 21:41
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Unlike typical mobile phone contracts, the frequency of use does not affect the monthly cost of flat-rate plans, but the providers of flat-rate plans may decline to renew annual contracts if they deem monthly usage to be excessive.
(A) Unlike typical mobile phone contracts, the frequency of use does not affect the monthly cost of flat-rate plans
(B) Unlike with typical mobile phone contracts, the frequency of use does not affect the monthly cost of flat-rate plans
(C) Unlike the typical mobile phone contract, the monthly cost of flat-rate plans are not affected by the frequency of use
(D) Unlike that of typical mobile phone contracts, the monthly cost of flat-rate plans is not affected by the frequency of use
(E) Unlike with the monthly cost of typical mobile phone contracts, the monthly cost of flat-rate plans are not affected by the frequency of use
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Re: mobile phone contracts [#permalink] New post   14 Jan 2011, 07:29
unlike that ( the cost) of the..., the cost... => D is correct.
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Re: mobile phone contracts [#permalink] New post   15 Jan 2011, 11:09
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all others compare incorrectly...E is too wordy
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Re: mobile phone contracts [#permalink] New post   16 Jan 2011, 07:03
Because of wrong comparison eliminate A,B,C. Between options D and E, option D is more concise
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Re: Unlike typical mobile phone contracts, the frequency of use [#permalink] New post   06 Jan 2014, 12:18
gmatpapa wrote:
Unlike typical mobile phone contracts, the frequency of use does not affect the monthly cost of flat-rate plans, but the providers of flat-rate plans may decline to renew annual contracts if they deem monthly usage to be excessive.
(A) Unlike typical mobile phone contracts, the frequency of use does not affect the monthly cost of flat-rate plans
(B) Unlike with typical mobile phone contracts, the frequency of use does not affect the monthly cost of flat-rate plans
(C) Unlike the typical mobile phone contract, the monthly cost of flat-rate plans are not affected by the frequency of use
(D) Unlike that of typical mobile phone contracts, the monthly cost of flat-rate plans is not affected by the frequency of use
(E) Unlike with the monthly cost of typical mobile phone contracts, the monthly cost of flat-rate plans are not affected by the frequency of use


Yeah D looks fine indeed.

E looked promising but that 'with' in unlike with was totally unnecessary

Damn you E

D is our best choice here guys

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Re: Unlike typical mobile phone contracts, the frequency of use [#permalink] New post   13 Jul 2016, 09:21
gmatpapa wrote:
Unlike typical mobile phone contracts, the frequency of use does not affect the monthly cost of flat-rate plans, but the providers of flat-rate plans may decline to renew annual contracts if they deem monthly usage to be excessive.
(A) Unlike typical mobile phone contracts, the frequency of use does not affect the monthly cost of flat-rate plans
(B) Unlike with typical mobile phone contracts, the frequency of use does not affect the monthly cost of flat-rate plans
(C) Unlike the typical mobile phone contract, the monthly cost of flat-rate plans are not affected by the frequency of use
(D) Unlike that of typical mobile phone contracts, the monthly cost of flat-rate plans is not affected by the frequency of use
(E) Unlike with the monthly cost of typical mobile phone contracts, the monthly cost of flat-rate plans are not affected by the frequency of use


We want to compare the 'cost of flat-rate plans' with the 'cost of typical mobile phone'. Only D compares the cost.
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Re: Unlike typical mobile phone contracts, the frequency of use [#permalink] New post   13 Jul 2016, 09:57
Imo D for proper comparison.

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Re: Unlike typical mobile phone contracts, the frequency of use [#permalink] New post   13 Jul 2016, 10:03
Only D and E stand a chance comparison wise.

However, in E we have a problem of Subj- verb Agreement.

Unlike with the monthly cost of typical mobile phone contracts, the monthly cost of flat-rate plans are not affected by the frequency of use

SO D is correct.
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Re: Unlike typical mobile phone contracts, the frequency of use [#permalink] New post   18 Dec 2018, 12:26
Unlike typical mobile phone contracts, the frequency of use does not affect the monthly cost of flat-rate plans, but the providers of flat-rate plans may decline to renew annual contracts if they deem monthly usage to be excessive.
(A) Unlike typical mobile phone contracts, the frequency of use does not affect the monthly cost of flat-rate plans
wrong comparison between contracts and frequency
(B) Unlike with typical mobile phone contracts, the frequency of use does not affect the monthly cost of flat-rate plans
wrong comparison
(C) Unlike the typical mobile phone contract, the monthly cost of flat-rate plans are not affected by the frequency of use
correct comparison but monthly cost is singular and not plural
(D) Unlike that of typical mobile phone contracts, the monthly cost of flat-rate plans is not affected by the frequency of use
best option
(E) Unlike with the monthly cost of typical mobile phone contracts, the monthly cost of flat-rate plans are not affected by the frequency of use
cost is singular and not plural
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Re: Unlike typical mobile phone contracts, the frequency of use [#permalink] New post   09 Aug 2023, 01:48
(D) Unlike that of typical mobile phone contracts, the monthly cost of flat-rate plans is not affected by the frequency of use

The comparison made is correct i.e. comparison of the monthly cost of typical mobile phone contracts to the flat-rate plans.
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