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I have an IPhone SE. I got it last summer, I’m happy with it. We haven’t financed a phone since our kids were home.

Im the type that doesn’t care about the best phone and I got an iPhone se a couple weeks ago for pretty cheap and it’s way better than the iPhone 7 that I finally had to replace. I refuse to have a monthly payment on anything other than my house.

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Don’t you buy like two new phones a year? I still have the iPhone 7. I’m hoping to get another year out of it. It’s over 3 years old and even more amazing is its my only device.

Yep. You're getting 95% of the experience with a midrange device while saving 800 bucks or so plus 30 to 40 monthly. I used to be the person that needed the latest and greatest but the mid range has gotten so good recently.

I never understood financing a cell phone. If you can’t afford to pay $600 or $800 or $1,000 for a cell phone than buy one of those crappy LG phones

This is how most of the world does it. They buy a phone (unlocked) then toss a sim card in for whichever carrier they're using. Here the majority are still financing their phones through a carrier. This is why we have a Samsung / Apple duopoly and this is also why phone makers get away with charging $1200 for a flagship device in 2021. Most people aren't paying $1200 up front. They're paying that while tied to a 2 to 3 year contract with a carrier. Personally I like the freedom to choose the carrier that I want (including MVNOs) and switching phones when I want. I have a buddy who absolutely hates Verizon but can't leave because he's locked into the contract for the next 2 years. He'd have to drop a few grand to pay off his family's devices to get out of it now...or wait the full term. That sucks imo

Like, a monthly payment for the physical device itself? Nah, my phone is all paid for. But it’s $45 a month for unlimited talk, text, and data, with Wi-Fi tethering included. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hiked a portion of Ricketts Glen today. From Onondaga to Ozone falls (my son really liked it).