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But I thought buying from Verizon would cost less, because of the contract. Am I right? My point is people who will buy phone for 50$ (for example for two year

by 0xFFC 10y ago

But I thought buying from Verizon would cost less, because of the contract. Am I right? My point is people who will buy phone for 50$ (for example for two year contract) from Verizon will get direct update from Apple (which improves overall health of the its ecosystem), but pixel ones don't. I think this is shortcoming. So if you want fast updates like iPhone, you have to buy noncontract from Google itself. Do you see what is my point?

dquigley 10y ago
It used to be the case that you'd get the phone subsidized by your service plan from Verizon, but not any longer. Verizon and the other major US carriers stopped subsidizing phones in the past few years. For me the biggest reason I wanted to buy through Verizon was they were offering a promotional $200 trade in value for my Note 4. For some people selling their phone separately would be a better deal though, so even that won't matter.
- 0xFFC 10y ago
  Thank you, my information was outdated.
- PhantomGremlin 10y ago
  Verizon and the other major US carriers stopped subsidizing phones in the past few years. Except that Verizon just started subsidies again last month: https://www.verizonwireless.com/deals-landing/ https://www.verizonwireless.com/deals-landing/ Only they disguise it somewhat. Not sure if that shows up properly. But in September an iPhone 6 was "worth" $650 as a trade-in. As of yesterday it was still worth $650. Today it seems to be $100 less: Trade in and get iPhone 7 for $99.99. Get up to $550 savings. It's clearly a subsidy because an iPhone 6 isn't worth anywhere near $650 (or even $550) on the open market. Heck, I had an old iPhone 5C lying around that, last month, Verizon gave me $400 credit for toward an iPhone 7. If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck ...
curt15 10y ago
Google is offering financing plans for the unadulterated pixel: "Some people buy devices from a carrier because they don't want to pay the full unlocked price up front, but this year Google is also offering financing plans that are identical to what a carrier would offer. The company also has a two-year "device protection" plan for $100 that is similar to the insurance carriers offer." http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/10/psa-if-you-like-updates-dont-buy-the-google-pixel-phone-from-verizon/ http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/10/psa-if-you-like-updat...

by 0xFFC 10y ago

dquigley 10y ago

It used to be the case that you'd get the phone subsidized by your service plan from Verizon, but not any longer. Verizon and the other major US carriers stopped subsidizing phones in the past few years. For me the biggest reason I wanted to buy through Verizon was they were offering a promotional $200 trade in value for my Note 4. For some people selling their phone separately would be a better deal though, so even that won't matter.

0xFFC 10y ago
Thank you, my information was outdated.
PhantomGremlin 10y ago
Verizon and the other major US carriers stopped subsidizing phones in the past few years. Except that Verizon just started subsidies again last month: https://www.verizonwireless.com/deals-landing/ https://www.verizonwireless.com/deals-landing/ Only they disguise it somewhat. Not sure if that shows up properly. But in September an iPhone 6 was "worth" $650 as a trade-in. As of yesterday it was still worth $650. Today it seems to be $100 less: Trade in and get iPhone 7 for $99.99. Get up to $550 savings. It's clearly a subsidy because an iPhone 6 isn't worth anywhere near $650 (or even $550) on the open market. Heck, I had an old iPhone 5C lying around that, last month, Verizon gave me $400 credit for toward an iPhone 7. If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck ...

curt15 10y ago

Google is offering financing plans for the unadulterated pixel: "Some people buy devices from a carrier because they don't want to pay the full unlocked price up front, but this year Google is also offering financing plans that are identical to what a carrier would offer. The company also has a two-year "device protection" plan for $100 that is similar to the insurance carriers offer." http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/10/psa-if-you-like-updates-dont-buy-the-google-pixel-phone-from-verizon/ http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/10/psa-if-you-like-updat...