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Re:Has Amazon found the ultimate lock-in? Cheap cellphone se... by gnicholas on Friday June 02, 2023 @06:58PM (#36171919)
I was more likely to buy a Ring camera before they were acquired by Amazon, which already knows a lot about me. I imagine I'd feel the same about my cell phone/data plan, even if the pricing were subsidized.
Re:Has Amazon found the ultimate lock-in? Cheap cellphone se... by notjonheyman on Friday June 02, 2023 @07:22PM (#36172092)
it'll be a good spam call secondary number to give out instead of my actual main number.
Re:Has Amazon found the ultimate lock-in? Cheap cellphone se... by fairity on Friday June 02, 2023 @08:12PM (#36172408)
I’m pretty sure a new Amazon Fire phone is coming. Last Prime day Amazon gave away $10 to any member who downloaded the Amazon Photos app. One has to ask what reason there is for that other than creating a smooth transition to a new mobile phone.
Re:Has Amazon found the ultimate lock-in? Cheap cellphone se... by prepend on Friday June 02, 2023 @10:38PM (#36173185)
This would be a reason for me to sign up for Prime again after all these years away.

With its current mix, there’s really no value to me. But I pay $20/month for phone so switching to Prime would save me money.

Re:Has Amazon found the ultimate lock-in? Cheap cellphone se... by laurencerowe on Friday June 02, 2023 @11:14PM (#36173353)
Whether this is any good or not really depends on how much data is included. US Mobile already offers a $5/month plan for 500MB and Mint offers 5GB for $15/month.