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Not for nothing, but those devices are generally sold interest free. There's no functional difference between "If you're poor, you should save $50/month for th
by FireBeyond 2y ago
Not for nothing, but those devices are generally sold interest free.
There's no functional difference between "If you're poor, you should save $50/month for the next 2 years, and when you do that, maybe then you can get that $1200 phone", versus "You can pay $50/month for the next 2 years and get that $1200 phone now", other than bias against the "financially constrained".
- BenjiWiebe 2y agoWhat happens when the $1200 phone breaks before it's paid off? Does the carrier replace it? I prefer buying used phones so I don't have any experience with that...except the first phone I bought... I understood from Verizon that the phone was included in the plan. Turns out I owed $300 for a dumbphone at a time in my life where $300 was a lot more than I wanted to pay for a phone. I replaced it with a used smartphone for $20 a year later.
- thisislife2 2y agoIt's not "bias", but being financially prudent - when you are financially constrained, you don't need a $1200 phone nor do you need to subscribe to a $50/month plan when cheaper options are available. Depending on your budget, you can get a feature phone for around $50 or a smart phone for around $100, and opt for a prepaid plan (the cheapest of which starts from $15/month with limited data).
- scarface_74 2y agoYou can not fill out job applications or participate in the modern economy with a feature phone
- ssl-3 2y agoFeature phone? What year is this where the only options are a $1200 iPhone or a "feature phone"? A person can walk into a Best Buy today and buy a carrier-agnostic, factory-unlocked Android phone -- new, in a retail box, with a warranty -- for less than $100. No strings, no contracts, no weird stuff. It's just an item that they have for sale in their store. (Or, FFS: The last Android phone I bought new was $64.00, including tax and overnight delivery. It came with a 60-day carrier lock, but my carrier is cheap.)
- scarface_74 2y agoI’m replying to this statement > Depending on your budget, you can get a feature phone for around $50
- rustcleaner 2y agoI am computing comfortably on my GrapheneOS powered Pixel and Qubes OS powered Thinkpad. Own AAPL, not Apple. (on second thought...)