Re:Ballmer Laughs at iPhone (2007)
by rvense on Saturday September 03, 2022 @03:31AM
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As far as I remember, in those days here you often paid nothing or very little out of pocket for a new phone. It was more like an extra 10-20EUR on your monthly subscription. At least for the phones normal people had.
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It was the same in the US, you could get a new phone for $199 every two years, without any additional statement charge.
However it all changed after T-Mobile’s “uncarrier” bluff, now it’s all about lock you in 36 months with monthly payments and some credit against the payments.