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This would be happening in the US as well if more people weren't on contracts, and if we had better HSPA+.
by w1ntermute 13y ago
This would be happening in the US as well if more people weren't on contracts, and if we had better HSPA+.
- aylons 13y agoFew people in the US seem to understand how broken and consumer-adverse their dependence on carriers and their subsides are.
- therockhead 13y agoIt does not help that most US tech sites give the carry subsided prices instead of the true retail cost. For example a review of the iPhone will have a price of $200 instead of $700.
- smackfu 13y agoIt's getting there. AT&T's pushing their new Mobile Share Value plans pretty hard now, and those are essentially contract-free and directly give you back a $25 subsidy on each phone. You can use Next to spread the payments for your phone over two years, but it's not required.