Sentences with phrase «subsidized phones»

But carriers have since moved away from contracts and the subsidized phones that came with them.

Google Play Edition devices are priced to not upset the status quo of expensive, subsidized phones with long contracts.

The data only measured full - price phones over time and did not include prices for subsidized phones made cheaper by carrier contracts.

This data is for full - price phones, and does not include prices for subsidized phones made cheaper by carrier contracts — a practice that has largely disappeared.

This is something that is more important outside the U.S. and I don't see this phone appealing to many here since we get better subsidized phones for free.

Prime members can get low - cost Amazon - subsidized phones, too, but only with an Amazon ad server.

In the wake of Verizon's newly announced decision to finally scrap subsidized phones and two - year contracts, AT&T follows suit with a new set of Mobile Share Value plans that cuts down the price of most plans while offering more data for some.

The opportunity arises because the big four U.S. wireless carriers, led initially by T - Mobile, have been weaning their customers off of subsidized phones and trying to get everyone to pay for phones in full — in return for somewhat lower monthly service charges.

The carriers didn't make a profit on the old, subsidized phone plans, so they've benefitted from shifting the expense onto customers directly.

Today, Public Advocate Letitia James called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to protect Lifeline, a program that provides subsidized phone and internet services to millions of low - income Americans, including over 1 million New Yorkers.

The carriers are subsidizing the phones.

If you want a subsidized phone, get a classic plan.

Maybe some of the US carriers will subsidize the phone under their contractual plans.

As a consumer you are losing out if you are trying to leave T - Mobile before your contract end date but if you stay with them you are saving money over any other carrier plan with a subsidized phone.

It's an irony that costs consumers hundreds of dollars as more people decide to buy a less expensive, subsidized phone with higher monthly fees on a two - year contract, instead of a prepaid phone plan that requires paying the full price for the cellphone but has lower monthly rates and no contract.

What none of them seem to agree on is how to keep their customers and whether the subsidized phone model is still a winner in the age of smart phones.

Over the life of the phone, though, you can save money over a subsidized phone plan.

You'll generally have to pay full price to get an unlocked phone that you can move between carrier networks, as there's no carrier to subsidize the phone's full cost.

The refurbished Galaxy SIII costs $ 200, which may seem steep for a previous - generation device, but like other prepaid mobile virtual network operators, TextNow isn't subsidizing the phone, which keeps its service costs low.

$ 200 on a subsidized phone, even if means paying more down the line, makes more sense to a lot of people.

Unable to rely on unit sales since it subsidizes each phone sold, the company has three core business competencies: e-commerce — the sale of accessories on its website — deals with telecom operators, and the sale of «Internet services», such as games.

But unless you're wedded to the idea of a subsidized phone, there are cheaper options that deliver better performance.

Since mobile providers are not subsidizing the phones now and are rather inexpensive for cell and data service, 999.99 is hardly a ripoff for the amazing technology you get in the iPhone X. Well done Apple.

It needs to be illegal to subsidize phone costs by requiring a contract to sign.

Typically the SIM lock is in exchange for a subsidized phone (so you can't buy a cheap phone on one carrier then switch over an use another before you've paid back the subsidy over the life of your contract).

Of course, getting an Amazon - subsidized phone does have its drawbacks, like the fact that you'll get ads and personalized offers.

Not exact matches

Each phone is available at its full price, or a subsidized one through a carrier or company, so be sure to shop around for the best deal.

Some of these phones are very cheap, and Amazon is making a small selection of great budget devices even cheaper with Amazon Prime Exclusive phones, which are subsidized with advertisements.

If you have $ 150 to spend, we recommend jumping up to the Moto G4 instead of the A30, but if you have a hard cap at $ 100, Alcatel's budget phone is a good deal — especially if you don't mind the ads and get the subsidized version.

Carriers no longer subsidize the cost of the phone and spread it out, unseen, in monthly payments.

In the U.S. market, the vast majority of smartphones are at a price heavily subsidized by wireless carriers, along with a two - year service contract — which further obscures the effect of licensing fees on phone prices.

So the aim was not only to provide basic infrastructure needs freely or at subsidized prices, but to prevent private owners from erecting tollbooths on roads and charging monopoly prices for power, phone systems (as in Telmex in Mexico or similar phone monopolies in the post-Soviet kleptocracies).

Your phone bill subsidizes rural and remote communications services and access to emergency services.

Moreover, not only does a la carte junk food pose a nutritional issue, it inadvertently creates a civil rights issue when only kids with money in their pockets can get the «cool food,» and needy kids are afraid to stand in line for the federally subsidized meal lest their pictures be snapped on cell phones and posted on Facebook to shame them for their lower economic status.

In my district, someone in my food services department described how kids who couldn't partake in a la carte were getting their photos taken by cell phone in the «uncool» subsidized meal line to shame them, and some of these kids would rather go hungry than be seen standing in that line.

The only real question is how Apple can fill out the rest of the category — by getting one of the phone carriers to subsidize an iPad Mini 3G with little to no on - board storage, perhaps.

In the next year, these types of display screens will catch on and companies like Kobo might see the benefits to offering mobile phone companies a subsidized case for new activations.

For years, we've been hearing whispers that Google was planning to launch phones or tablets fully subsidized by advertising.

In North America where carriers will subsidize the cost of your phone purchase by signing a contract, we'd go for the Torch 9860 over the Curve 9380 every day of the week.

that was only dependent on carriers picking it up in the thousands and thousands and being able to subsidize it with the purchase of a phone / plan.

I want Nokia to bring out a glorious 4.3 inch Super Symbian 3 / Maemo or Meego phone and partner with Tmo to subsidize it.

I'm sick of purchasing subsidized smart phones for $ 400 to find that ports are turned off or front facing cameras (ala Tytn) are pulled out.

What's really disturbing is that T - Mobile keeps reducing the subsidy level on their phones (i.e. upping the subsidized price as per the Samsung S3 at over $ 300) so that many consumers the higher level phone will actually be cheaper out the door on ATT or Verizon than the lesser model on T - Mobile.

The purchase of a phone, either at full retail or subsidized, does not constitute a guarantee from T - Mobile that the device will be updated.

I really cant wait till there is another Android phone with a decent keyboard or a notable touchscreen with subsidized pricing without me having to change my plan.

The only thing the BB is missing is the touch screen, but when the (BB magnum) comes out and T - mobile can get that phone and subsidize it... WATCH OUT AT&T

Working together, the companies will try to offer the e-reader at a subsidized price if users pay for a multi-year content agreement, similar to mobile phone contracts, she said.

Perhaps T - Mobile will figure out how to do something crazy like 100 % subsidizing on any phone on a completely unlimited plan.

We've seen a similar approach with phones in the U.S. for years: Carriers subsidize the hardware in return for a lock - in of service.

Cellphone companies, by contrast, subsidize the sale of phones but profit from monthly service charges.