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Re:Verizon starts requiring 365 days of paid service before ... by fy20 on Wednesday January 21, 2026 @12:51AM (#46701624)
You do realise that they make the money from locking you into their service? In other countries people pay a lot less than the US.
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Re:Verizon starts requiring 365 days of paid service before ... by SanjayMehta on Wednesday January 21, 2026 @02:24AM (#46702218)
I pay the equivalent of usd 20 for 5 mobile plans, a fibre connection and a landline per month with no throttling on any connection. AFAIK no operator here offers locked phones at all any more.
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