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Re:Nokia launches DIY repairable budget Android phone by Oddskar on Sunday February 26, 2023 @04:31AM (#34944256)
As someone who works in e-commerce related to phones, I think a big part of the answer is that the US is not a big market when it comes to selling phones without a contract.

In the EU it's common practice to buy without a contract, whereas this is very rare in the US.

In other words, it's the carriers that dictate what gets sold.

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Re:Nokia launches DIY repairable budget Android phone by yellowapple on Sunday February 26, 2023 @11:04PM (#34952828)
> I think a big part of the answer is that the US is not a big market when it comes to selling phones without a contract.

If that was true, then Wal-Mart wouldn't bother carrying every pre-paid SIM under the sun in the same section of the store that sells shitbox Motorolas, nor would Amazon bother carrying the same exact Motorola shitboxen - all unlocked, mind you.

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