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> What happens if I cancel my subscription? > You can cancel at any time. Without an active subscription, certain core services and privacy features will be li
by mzajc 10mo ago
> What happens if I cancel my subscription?
> You can cancel at any time. Without an active subscription, certain core services and privacy features will be limited. To keep your MC03 fully functional, secure, and up to date, an active subscription is required.
Out of curiosity (I'm definitely NOT going to buy a Phone-as-a-Service), what exactly happens when you cancel your subscription? Does the smartphone brick itself? Does it let you flash a sane operating system that doesn't treat you as a cash cow?
- Jolter 10mo agoMost people seem to be subscribing to a cell phone already. Not us techies, but most normies seem to have expensive phones on three year ”plans” while locked to an expensive network.
- cmeacham98 10mo agoFinancing a phone is dumb for most people imo, but at least it has an explicit end where you own the phone outright. This phone requires a subscription in perpetuity, on top of the full purchase price.
- MadnessASAP 9mo agoThe last couple times I got a new phone the price of the phone + plan without financing for 2 years was greater then plan with 2 years of financing. So yeah, I got the financing. This was in Canada however.
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- wolvoleo 10mo agoYeah I'd never do that. I just buy it outright. I don't have a cell phone subscription either. I use prepaid which actually is cheaper.
- qwertox 10mo agoSometimes prepaid is a bit more expensive because you're paying for 28 days and not a month. You basically have 13 cycles per year instead of 12 (28*13 = 364 days)
- throwup238 10mo agoI suspect the OP means prepaying for the year. AT&T is like $25/mo for 5GB data + unlimited everything else if you pay upfront for the whole year ($300). Prepaid MVNO plans are even cheaper.
- wolvoleo 10mo agoNo that's not what I mean. And I'm not in the US. A €20 prepaid data bundle here on orange is much larger than a €20 contract. And the prepay has built in overcharge protection.
- the_gipsy 10mo agoThis has been made illegal years ago in Europe.
- systemtest 10mo agoLegal in the EU but the consumer has to be notified about it. https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-CM-580731_EN.pdf https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-CM-580731...
- Jolter 10mo agoNetwork locks are not illegal AFAIK, but consumers can request an unlock.
- kortilla 10mo agoFinancing is not a subscription.
- lproven 9mo ago> what exactly happens when you cancel your subscription? I have the previous model, the MC02. I reviewed it here: https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/05/mc02_swiss_private_phone/ https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/05/mc02_swiss_private_ph... The sub is for the email account. Cancel the sub, that email stops working. You can still use any other email account and client you wish. This may no longer be the case -- but that's what I'd expect.