myDeaconmyhand
First man to get a team of horses up Bear Mountain
The major carriers generally dont inflate the price of the flagship phones, and the financing is interest free - where the customer is actually manipulated is in basically leasing a new 800-1200$ phone year after and never owning the device. People are absolutely thrilled to "upgrade" every year and pay 30-40 bucks a month for a new phone.Yep, you have to be careful about those “deals”.
We buy our phones up front (full price) from Cricket. It’s an AT&T subsidiary we’ve used for several years. Definitely save money on the monthly charges, get good signal, etc.
The truth is that phone technology doesn't advance fast enough for a year to year lease to be a worthwhile investment. Imagine if you paid 30-40 bucks a month for your television or laptop and got a new one every year. Its very doubtful that your 2019 laptop or television would be a large improvement over your 2018 or even 2016 model, especially considering that much of tech user experience comes from the operating system, which is compatible over multiple years models.
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