Why do you think e author didn't understand the low end market? It sounded to me like the author was claiming the total cost of owning the phone was higher than

Why do you think e author didn't understand the low end market? It sounded to me like the author was claiming the total cost of owning the phone was higher than other lots end phone. That there were more expensive phone existed with cheaper plans. And by more expensive I mean a few tens of dollars.