Re:106M 5G Smartphones Shipped In 2021
by mleo on Friday July 23, 2021 @11:13AM
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The usage of a 5g capable phone may also require an "upgrade" to a 5g capable plan. The major upgrade at the moment is paying more money. If it is 1 phone, then it is not that big a deal, but the cost value is not there with an (extended) family plan of 6 phones.
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Re:106M 5G Smartphones Shipped In 2021
by Niglodonicus on Friday July 23, 2021 @02:16PM
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I use verizon prepaid, my plan is 5 gigs for 25 a month (which is plenty of data for me and a really decent rate rivaling walmart-type plans), and I just upgraded to the TCL 10 5G UW phone which cost me <$300. Runs like a dream, competitive with phones that cost double that.
Postpaid is basically a scam, the plans are just more expensive AND you're on the hook for X amount of years, in exchange for small upfront savings on a phone (but not even in all cases).