[death_syn]

Simple solution here: don't buy locked phones anymore. My last locked phone purchase was in 2011. In the US, you don't need to buy a locked phone anymore to get service.

[millzlane]

Unlocked phone + Mint Sim FTW.

[Veen]

To do so, you have to pay the full price of the phone upfront. Some people can't afford that.

[slackfan]

Most plans cost about ~50-60 dollars/month. A good entry level phone runs about 80-120 dollars. No reason to not be able to save up.

If you can't afford to save up 20 bucks a month to eventually buy a cheap phone, maybe having a phone should not be a priority.

[justsomehnguy]

Two months ago I bought Samsung A03 to sit 24/7 on the charger and WiFi. I would have bought even something cheapear, but it was the cheapest one (without bothering with delivey) and it had everything need for a modern smsrtphone

[thorncorona]

> maybe having a phone should not be a priority

I just wanted to highlight the ridiculousness of this statement.

[rolph]

yes 1000$; 900$; 750$ these are not realistic prices i suspect thats by design, creating an incentive to take out a payment plan contract

[Melatonic]

I also like WiFi calling and some carriers wont even activate some unlocked phones