• Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world
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    11 days ago

    I guess you have to try one. I got a samsung fold 3, i loved it. Then, when my contract ended, i got a fold 6. I would have a hard time going back to a standard phone tbh.

    My wife said she wouldnt get a folding phone but when i got my fold 6 i offered her my fold 3. She ended up really liking it and wants to get a newer fold when her contract ends.

    So theres me, who knew i wanted one and am happy with it to the point where i cant go back. And my wife, who didnt want one but after trying one for a few weeks, said she got it now and would be upgrading to a newer fold when the time comes.

    They need to get these in peoples hands if they want to sell them better.

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      10 days ago

      Btw, getting a phone on contract is usually more expensive than getting the phone and the contract separately.

      Esit: seems a more Europe thing.

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        11 days ago

        But i dont have £1700 to hand to buy it outright and buying on finance direct from samsung cost more than half what i pay on my contract per month. The contract is with o2 and they offer a separate airtime and phone plan. They are independant of one another. It would have cost more to buy separate with the airtime plan i have and the discounts i applied and extras i got for free with this particular contract.

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        11 days ago

        Here in the US, it’s not, carriers do Equipment Installment Plans as the new “contract” but they’re all 0% interest for the most part, so it just the outright price of the phone broken across 24 months (or the option of 36 on AT&T iirc)