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by thisislife2 641 days ago
It's not "bias", but being financially prudent - when you are financially constrained, you don't need a $1200 phone nor do you need to subscribe to a $50/month plan when cheaper options are available. Depending on your budget, you can get a feature phone for around $50 or a smart phone for around $100, and opt for a prepaid plan (the cheapest of which starts from $15/month with limited data).
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You can not fill out job applications or participate in the modern economy with a feature phone
Feature phone? What year is this where the only options are a $1200 iPhone or a "feature phone"?

A person can walk into a Best Buy today and buy a carrier-agnostic, factory-unlocked Android phone -- new, in a retail box, with a warranty -- for less than $100. No strings, no contracts, no weird stuff. It's just an item that they have for sale in their store.

(Or, FFS: The last Android phone I bought new was $64.00, including tax and overnight delivery. It came with a 60-day carrier lock, but my carrier is cheap.)

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> Depending on your budget, you can get a feature phone for around $50

I am computing comfortably on my GrapheneOS powered Pixel and Qubes OS powered Thinkpad.

Own AAPL, not Apple.

(on second thought...)