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Re:Verizon starts requiring 365 days of paid service before ... by moi2388 on Wednesday January 21, 2026 @01:42AM (#46701934)
In my country you do not. No idea how they do it, but the plan and buying the phone separate (iPhone 16 pro Max) phone costs about 300 more than the phone and plan combined.
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Re:Verizon starts requiring 365 days of paid service before ... by rjh29 on Wednesday January 21, 2026 @02:19AM (#46702178)
That implies you are paying too much for phones then, since the mobile providers can apparently get them significantly cheaper. They may also be selling your data and pre-installing apps, but every country does that.
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Re:Verizon starts requiring 365 days of paid service before ... by hermanzegerman on Wednesday January 21, 2026 @06:23AM (#46704068)
I think it's a way for Phone OEMs to push their phones into the market as a marketing measure/to gain market shares without destroying their retail price because it never happens to very popular phones like the iPhone
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Re:Verizon starts requiring 365 days of paid service before ... by moi2388 on Thursday January 22, 2026 @09:09AM (#46719431)
EU. They are not selling my data nor pre installing apps..
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