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> unlimited testing for a flat monthly fee of $250 per device Renting remote-controlled Android devices for $250 a month, is this even remotely worth it? There
by stickydink 11y ago
> unlimited testing for a flat monthly fee of $250 per device
Renting remote-controlled Android devices for $250 a month, is this even remotely worth it? There aren't many devices that wouldn't pay for themselves by the end of the 2nd month...
- oblio 11y agoBut then you have to manage the devices yourself :)
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- davnicwil 11y agoCame here to comment this myself - was wondering if I read it right. I don't understand the value proposition here at all. If you're subscribing for unlimited use then more likely than not you're all-in and are going to be testing for more than 2 or 3 months - probably continuously for years in fact. At that scale doesn't the up-front cost and commitment of buying/managing the device make much more sense? What have I missed?
- hexedpackets 11y agoYou don't pay for a specific device. You pay for unlimited runs using 1 device, but that device could change each run. So its sort of akin to leasing without an option to buy.
- smackfu 11y agoGenerally the value proposition of these kind of services is that you can try to reproduce an issue that only shows up on a particular piece of hardware and OS. For instance, someone with iOS 7 on an iPhone 5, which you can't even buy new right now. Or a particular Samsung phone that wasn't very popular and was only sold for a few months.