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> Here in Europe, contracts are the exception not the rule. I'm pretty sure that hasn't been true for years.

pjmlp 9y ago
Data to back it up please, since you are pretty sure? "Around 70% of customers in Western Europe and China use prepaid phones with the figure rising to over 90% for customers in India and Africa" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prepay_mobile_phone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prepay_mobile_phone I only know people with contracts regarding iPhone, which is the only affordable way to get them new in many of the European countries.
- robin_reala 9y ago
  That data is from 2012. I don’t have any feeling for what it currently is (most people I know are on contract, but that’s specifically the people I know), so it would be good to see up to date data.
  - pjmlp 9y ago
    I know, but it was the only one I could quickly find out. As teamhappy pointed out, I am kind of wrong, as the data did indeed change for contracts, but was is still low in 2015 regarding southern countries, the ones I tend to visit regularly. But it would still be nice to know if someone can point out to 2017 data.
    - zhte415 9y ago
      China is cited by an OP. No serious options in China for contract phone. What has become super common is for home cable provider to provide SIM with around 2G of data in order to pay monthly broadband charge. SIM recharge being easier than vanilla broadband recharge.
- teamhappy 9y ago
  > while in Europe the proportion is 50%, reaching 75% in > Northwestern Europe as compared to 40% in South-Eastern > European states. https://www.globalrewardsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/GRS-Mobile-Top-up_Wireless-Market-Statistics-2015.pdf https://www.globalrewardsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/GRS... Data is from 2015. Given the overall trend I wouldn't be surprised if even more people have switched to contract by now.
  - pjmlp 9y ago
    Thanks. I do confess as south-european that probably my reality is a bit biased, as you can still see on the report. But I do agree from 2012 to 2015 it did change in the direction you meant.

Data to back it up please, since you are pretty sure? "Around 70% of customers in Western Europe and China use prepaid phones with the figure rising to over 90% for customers in India and Africa" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prepay_mobile_phone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prepay_mobile_phone I only know people with contracts regarding iPhone, which is the only affordable way to get them new in many of the European countries.

robin_reala 9y ago
That data is from 2012. I don’t have any feeling for what it currently is (most people I know are on contract, but that’s specifically the people I know), so it would be good to see up to date data.
- pjmlp 9y ago
  I know, but it was the only one I could quickly find out. As teamhappy pointed out, I am kind of wrong, as the data did indeed change for contracts, but was is still low in 2015 regarding southern countries, the ones I tend to visit regularly. But it would still be nice to know if someone can point out to 2017 data.
  - zhte415 9y ago
    China is cited by an OP. No serious options in China for contract phone. What has become super common is for home cable provider to provide SIM with around 2G of data in order to pay monthly broadband charge. SIM recharge being easier than vanilla broadband recharge.
teamhappy 9y ago
> while in Europe the proportion is 50%, reaching 75% in > Northwestern Europe as compared to 40% in South-Eastern > European states. https://www.globalrewardsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/GRS-Mobile-Top-up_Wireless-Market-Statistics-2015.pdf https://www.globalrewardsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/GRS... Data is from 2015. Given the overall trend I wouldn't be surprised if even more people have switched to contract by now.
- pjmlp 9y ago
  Thanks. I do confess as south-european that probably my reality is a bit biased, as you can still see on the report. But I do agree from 2012 to 2015 it did change in the direction you meant.