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Anecdotally - none of my friends (or myself) carry iPods anymore. Nearly everyone I know uses their smart phone. I think most iPod sales are now sold to childre
by hospadam 14y ago
Anecdotally - none of my friends (or myself) carry iPods anymore. Nearly everyone I know uses their smart phone. I think most iPod sales are now sold to children as stand-ins until they have a smartphone of their own.
- altcognito 14y agoOr people who refuse to pay exorbitant rates (in comparison) for internet access to communications companies who on one hand claim the last mile is the bottleneck and expensive, yet refuse to invest in infrastructure for their wireless towers. AT&T and Verizon in particular.
- notatoad 14y agoyou don't have to get a dumbphone just because you don't want to get a data plan. wifi is pretty ubiquitous, and if you don't have a data plan your smartphone will still work as an mp3 player and do a bunch of other cool stuff.
- ghshephard 14y agoI think the parent was suggesting there are a lot of people who are happy to purchase an iPod Touch for much less than the cost of an unlocked iPhone- the iPod Touch has most of the functionality of an iPhone minus the cellular capability. In fact, add skype+wiFi, and it makes a pretty good phone as well.
- hyperbovine 14y agoFWIW signing on to either AT&T or Verizon's network with any recent iPhone will "automatically" enroll you in a data plan if you don't have one. There really is no way to have a data-free iPhone, I've tried.
- jasomill 14y agoPay cash and use it on T-Mobile? That's what I did. AT&T or any other GSM prepaid should also work.