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re: Who is the target demographic of $1,000 phones?
Posted on 6/11/19 at 6:54 am to East Coast Band
Posted on 6/11/19 at 6:54 am to East Coast Band
I can't understand how most people just accept that a phone is worth $1K, yet need to replace every 2-3yrs
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Posted on 6/11/19 at 7:05 am to Kujo
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target demographic of $1,000 phones?
What other options are there really?
I use my phone every single day. Use it for work, for down time, when taking a shite, to follow the in game thread while at the game, to order food, to read email, to pay for things, to listen to music in my car or podcasts while around the house, … the list goes on and on.
And 1k seems to be the price point of a new iPhone, Samsung, or equivalent. If I can do that every four or so years then why not?
Posted on 6/11/19 at 7:10 am to dawgsjw
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Get this, 24 months to pay off a fricking phone, with interest of at least $400
They don't charge interest.
Posted on 6/11/19 at 7:12 am to Kujo
i don't know if it's been posted by the pixel 3A is $400 (with a lot of $100 rebate/credit options available)
This post was edited on 6/11/19 at 7:12 am
Posted on 6/11/19 at 7:13 am to SlowFlowPro
Also, sales are very common. If you shop around the major holidays throughout the year, you can typically get these $1,000 phones at a nice discount.
Posted on 6/11/19 at 7:16 am to SlowFlowPro
I carry a old school flip phone. I work outside and need something durable that wont shatter like a piece of glass.
Posted on 6/11/19 at 7:18 am to SlapahoeTribe
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What other options are there really?
the midrange market is booming right now
very few people need the top of the line phones and i'd imagine 99% wouldn't notice going to the $400-500 option
Posted on 6/11/19 at 7:19 am to GetCocky11
I seem to remember a buy one get one free deal shortly after the XR was released.
Posted on 6/11/19 at 7:28 am to Kujo
After watching those two commercials I will volunteer to be a Mars pioneer.
Posted on 6/11/19 at 7:34 am to Kujo
The fact they advertise privacy scares me. They know they have literally everything on you and want to brag that they don’t use it.
All while making a phone that stores (remotely) a digital mapping of your face.
I’d rather pay $5,000 for a phone with actual privacy.
All while making a phone that stores (remotely) a digital mapping of your face.
I’d rather pay $5,000 for a phone with actual privacy.
Posted on 6/11/19 at 7:34 am to SlowFlowPro
I dont know about the 3A, but the Pixel 3XL is the best phone on the market of the big three.
Posted on 6/11/19 at 7:39 am to dawgsjw
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This dumbass who was on the job (not with our company) said he got the new Iphone about 3 or 4 months ago and got it on a payment plan. He said it was only 'so and so a month' like he was bragging about it, then we said for how long? Get this, 24 months to pay off a fricking phone, with interest of at least $400. Plus Iphones are gay as frick.
Swing and a miss.
Posted on 6/11/19 at 7:43 am to Kujo
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Who is the target demographic of $1,000 phones?
Suckers.
They were $800 when I bought mine and I paid ATT $250 cash in full up front.
Posted on 6/11/19 at 3:27 pm to GetCocky11
quote:well they did for him, at least that what he said. Who the fcck cant pay cash money for a new phone? Plus dude don't even work full time.
They don't charge interest.
Posted on 6/11/19 at 3:33 pm to Kujo
You can get an unlocked iPhone XR for $750. Let's say you use it for 3 years and then sell it on ebay or a buyback program for $200. Actual cost of ownership of the phone itself is $15 per month.
This post was edited on 6/11/19 at 3:34 pm
Posted on 6/11/19 at 3:35 pm to pizzatiger
I just don't get it...
Posted on 6/11/19 at 3:39 pm to Kujo
The Google Pixel 3a isn't $1,000 fwiw. More like $400.
Posted on 6/11/19 at 3:41 pm to PrivatePublic
exactly...this is the reason black are in nearly every commercial
Posted on 6/11/19 at 3:58 pm to TH03
Bingo. I worked for a carrier as my first job out of college. They steered away from contracts because the damn phones cost so much. If you noticed your actual service fees were higher when they locked you in a contract. (Unless you had some old AF grandfathered plan). That was to pay for the phone that they sold you for half the price.
This post was edited on 6/11/19 at 4:00 pm
Posted on 6/11/19 at 4:02 pm to Kujo
You can be damned sure 97% of these idiots never really think about what they’re holding or how remarkable the tech really is.
Sad.
Sad.
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