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I guess 5 - 7 years are over and people replace their old desktop/laptop PCs this year. As for tablets: They are pretty boring content consumption devices. Why

I guess 5 - 7 years are over and people replace their old desktop/laptop PCs this year. As for tablets: They are pretty boring content consumption devices. Why would you buy every year a new tablet if all you do with them is surfing the web/watching netflix? Also there's no mobile network operator who will give you one "for free" every two years when you renew a contract.

zo1 12y ago
"Also there's no mobile network operator who will give you one "for free" every two years when you renew a contract." I live in South Africa, and that regularly happens here. People take out 2 year contracts for "data" and get tablets/laptops for free along with it. I suppose it's not so common in more developed countries where most mobile internet packages are "unlimited". Here, they're very much limited to multiples of 500MB/month.
- johnchristopher 12y ago
  No. In Western Europe, where I live, we also have a lot of mobile packages that bundles a tablet/phone for 1 euro and a data subscription plan that is often limited to 50 or 500mbytes. For instance my mobile phone plan includes 60 minutes of free phone call, 50mbytes of data, free call to people on the same operator on the week-end and unlimited SMS for 9euros/month. There's a 15euros plan that includes 500mb and 150 minutes that I might switch to in the coming months.
  - michas 12y ago
    Really? that's what Western Europe has to offer? In Poland I have a plan that gives me unlimited phone calls and SMS to all mobile operators in Poland, and 1GB internet for about 10 euros/month. Also, you can have tablet for 25 eurocents with data plan that cost you about 25 euro a month here.
  - SixSigma 12y ago
    I pay 15 euros a month for 1000Gb in the UK, with http://Three.co.uk/ http://Three.co.uk/ on 4G with tethering permitted. Unlimited Texts and 1000 hours of talk time. I get no roaming charges in Australia, Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Macau, Norway, Republic of Ireland, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, United States. For 50 Euros I can roam worldwide with no extra charges beyond that.

zo1 12y ago

"Also there's no mobile network operator who will give you one "for free" every two years when you renew a contract." I live in South Africa, and that regularly happens here. People take out 2 year contracts for "data" and get tablets/laptops for free along with it. I suppose it's not so common in more developed countries where most mobile internet packages are "unlimited". Here, they're very much limited to multiples of 500MB/month.

johnchristopher 12y ago
No. In Western Europe, where I live, we also have a lot of mobile packages that bundles a tablet/phone for 1 euro and a data subscription plan that is often limited to 50 or 500mbytes. For instance my mobile phone plan includes 60 minutes of free phone call, 50mbytes of data, free call to people on the same operator on the week-end and unlimited SMS for 9euros/month. There's a 15euros plan that includes 500mb and 150 minutes that I might switch to in the coming months.
- michas 12y ago
  Really? that's what Western Europe has to offer? In Poland I have a plan that gives me unlimited phone calls and SMS to all mobile operators in Poland, and 1GB internet for about 10 euros/month. Also, you can have tablet for 25 eurocents with data plan that cost you about 25 euro a month here.
- SixSigma 12y ago
  I pay 15 euros a month for 1000Gb in the UK, with http://Three.co.uk/ http://Three.co.uk/ on 4G with tethering permitted. Unlimited Texts and 1000 hours of talk time. I get no roaming charges in Australia, Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Macau, Norway, Republic of Ireland, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, United States. For 50 Euros I can roam worldwide with no extra charges beyond that.