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I’m not sure what policies are in other countries, but Canada’s providers offer financing for all phones on 2 year contracts. You are forced into a high cost pl
by KMnO4 6y ago
I’m not sure what policies are in other countries, but Canada’s providers offer financing for all phones on 2 year contracts. You are forced into a high cost plan (it’s not uncommon for a flagship phone to require a $90+ plan), and on top of that pay PHONE_COST/24 as a monthly payment (an extra $30-50).
I wonder how many adults think “easy comfortable payments over 24 months” isn’t the same as spending >$1000 for the latest phone up front.
- pjmlp 6y agoIn Europe and Africa, not sure about other regions, most people only use pre paid phones.
- jaclaz 6y agoJFYI, The news here (Italy) is my bank writing me how they are offering 0% interest loans to buy (among other stuff) smartphones in their (actually their commercial partners') online catalogue. Example: Smartphone Samsung Galaxy 20 4G, 43.95 Euro x 20 months Total 879.00 Euro, 0% fees, 0% interests Too bad that that same phone can be bought at major electronics stores for 580-610 Euro. The iPhone SE 64 GB for 24.95x20, total 499.00 Euro when the street price is more like 390-420 Euro.
- remir 6y agoDepends where you are in Canada. In Québec, plans seems cheaper in general. Koodo has good promos regularly. There was one a couple of weeks ago where you could've got an iPhone 11 for $648 total by staying with them for 2 years. Promo was you pay $288 up front and the rest is paid with the $15 monthly tab on top of a plan, which starts at $40. So for $288 and then $60/month you could get an iPhone 11 with unlimited calling/SMS and 5Gigs of data. Obviously I know plans are much cheaper still in some other countries, but in Canada that was a good deal.