• DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works
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    10 days ago

    A $200 phone in 2015 is not the same as a $200 phone in 2025. I know from experience.

    Those phones in 2015 were awful, but in 2025, they feel more like mid-range phones.

    Edit: And $600 is pocket change? Sound like someone lived a privilaged life.

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      10 days ago

      This 100%

      I have used tracfone since 2012 and only bought phones from their store, sub $150. The budget phones today are so much better than the last 10 years.

      I just can’t wrap my head around sinking that much into a phone when you replace it every year and it cost as much as a decent budget computer, but worse.

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      10 days ago

      I make $19/hr and live paycheck to paycheck. I’m just being realistic about the current cell phone market.