Paul Haddad Sep 22, 2023

You can pry this iPhone 13 mini from my cold, dead hands! *

* Or probably next upgrade cycle if there's a really good trade-in deal.

Show threaddemizeSep 22, 2023
@paul canada abolished phone contracts, so now I have to upgrade my phone every two years, so I'll probably be getting a 15 whether I like it or not
Show threadHudsonSep 22, 2023
@demize what are you talking about? There are still 2y contracts with subsidized phones or cheaper month-to-month bring your own device options (my preferred approach).
Show threaddemize

@hpridham the two-year agreements are financing agreements, not contracts; you can get out of them at any point simply by paying money that you owe anyway

but they're structured just about as well as they can to lock you in, hence "now I have to upgrade my phone every two years" :p

Sep 22, 2023 at 5:39pmWeb
Show threadHudsonSep 22, 2023
@demize oh! I guess I didn’t notice because I’ve always been on a BYOD plan. The bring it back plans seem sooo horrible, I ran away from all of them.
Show threaddemizeSep 22, 2023

@hpridham I don't mind them in practice but... yeah

I'd still be BYOD but phones are expensive