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Re:87% of American teens own an iPhone; 88% expect an iPhone... by pjmlp on Thursday October 13, 2022 @01:53AM (#33187716)
Not in most European or African countries, majority is on pre-paid, and phones only get replaced when there is an actual reason, not that two years have gone by.
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Re:87% of American teens own an iPhone; 88% expect an iPhone... by formerly_proven on Thursday October 13, 2022 @04:48AM (#33188714)
~80 % market share for contracts (post-paid) in Germany: https://www.statista.com/topics/7772/mobile-communications-i...
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Re:87% of American teens own an iPhone; 88% expect an iPhone... by yourusername on Thursday October 13, 2022 @05:41AM (#33189030)
I'm on a post paid contract but i haven't had a phone subsidy in a long time. If you want a "free" iphone/android you can lease the phone (effectively it's a personal loan paid back over 2 years).
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Re:87% of American teens own an iPhone; 88% expect an iPhone... by pjmlp on Thursday October 13, 2022 @05:13AM (#33188860)
I said Europe, not Germany.
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Re:87% of American teens own an iPhone; 88% expect an iPhone... by account42 on Thursday October 13, 2022 @06:02AM (#33189162)
~75%

And post-paid mobile contracts don't mean that the phone is paid for by the contract.

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Re:87% of American teens own an iPhone; 88% expect an iPhone... by distances on Thursday October 13, 2022 @07:24AM (#33189596)
Like the others say, I too have a post-paid without a phone. I personally don't know anyone with a bundled phone, because why would you do that? I pay 8€ per month and change the phone whenever I want.
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