re: #66 KGxvi

Looks like my iphone 6 is about ready to head to a farm upstate where it can run free. The battery is getting bad, and I’m probably due for an upgrade, both on phone and plan. Rather annoyed that an unlimited plan is going to cost me $70-80 plus all the additional fees and the phone - apparently that $40 rate everyone advertises is for at least three phones.

I’ve got a droid phone that has battery issues too - and the only way to replace is to send out and have someone do it because the battery is hardwired. So, my options become more limited since I need phone for work (things like MFA), etc.

So, instead of being able to keep a phone that’s in serviceable condition but for a battery that’s going, I have to consider a new phone.

Cellular providers run a scam, and they know it - which is why they make it so hard to accurately compare prices and phones and plans. Throw teaser promotions that don’t apply to current customers, and you’ve got a mess.

(and what I say about cellular providers counts doubly for cable/satellite/tv providers).