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masspan
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cellphones in the Bronx
#27061841 - 11/28/20 04:02 PM (3 years, 1 month ago) |
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this might be TLDR, see below if so
i had an iPhone 7 until it started misbehaving, battery losing charge quickly and other such weirdness, so i went to my local Boost store today for a new phone
they had iPhone SE's in stock (no old 7/8's, and according to the salesman the SE has 'all the best parts of the 6/7/8', and fuck if i am paying 1k for a phone) for $399 $99 if you wanted to change your number, either by switching providers or straight up changing your number, it was the full $399 to get a new phone and keep the same number, even with the same provider
so went with the $99 and changing my number, it ended up coming to $250 for a new SE and new number, some other charges, but i was expecting to shell out at least $500 for everything, the price was still right
for an extra $30 i got what i can describe as a 'burner', phone number already written on the box, already connected to everything, no history of use, it is an LG K51 (Android)
i asked if i would be getting a new bill associated with this phone, the salesman said no, i wasked if i would be getting calls for someone else, the salesman said no
so, for $300 i got a new SE, and a new burner, still good at the pricepoint
any cell phone gurus out there with a logical explanantion?
TLDR, strange or not? lol
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Re: cellphones in the Bronx [Re: masspan]
#27061901 - 11/28/20 04:47 PM (3 years, 1 month ago) |
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....makes me feel all
i know they are from BK
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Edited by masspan (11/28/20 04:48 PM)
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Re: cellphones in the Bronx [Re: masspan]
#27061926 - 11/28/20 05:07 PM (3 years, 1 month ago) |
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Which iphone SE? The first gen or second?
The first gen is an old ass shit phone, they used to sell them for 250$ on amazon used and unlocked. So I transfered my sim and sold my previous iphone 5 for 120$, at the time. This must've been 3 years ago.
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Re: cellphones in the Bronx [Re: blackhawk]
#27061984 - 11/28/20 05:59 PM (3 years, 1 month ago) |
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A tl;dr is supposed to be a summary of your post not a question which requires one to read your post to give an answer. just a tip.
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Re: cellphones in the Bronx [Re: blackhawk]
#27062002 - 11/28/20 06:09 PM (3 years, 1 month ago) |
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no idea which gen SE
so far so good though, just found the whole transaction odd lol
noone has to read it Banana, you did though, didn't you, lil' rascal, you probably sold it to me didn't you
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Re: cellphones in the Bronx [Re: masspan]
#27062185 - 11/28/20 09:12 PM (3 years, 1 month ago) |
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It's probably 2nd gen if it's brand new. 1st gen has square sides, 2nd gen is rounded sides. I'd say that's a pretty good price to pay.
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Re: cellphones in the Bronx [Re: blackhawk]
#27062202 - 11/28/20 09:32 PM (3 years, 1 month ago) |
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Seems like an okay deal I guess; looks like you can get an iPhone SE for $400 with no trade in associated with a contract plan (assuming we're talking 64gb) and an LGk51 should basically be free if you're not buying it outright. That's probably what they used to leverage the price difference of the iPhone if I had to guess.
Ultimately the shift to flagship phones as the standard is kind of a ripoff for a majority of users, particularly in the last 5-10 years that major carriers have moved away from subsidizing phone costs in return of forcing people into contracts. Most people do not need the newest phone every year and have just been duped into spending money on what amounts to spending a shitload of money every year on a status symbol that doesn't even signal any particular status.
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Re: cellphones in the Bronx [Re: blackhawk]
#27062241 - 11/28/20 10:32 PM (3 years, 1 month ago) |
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good info, thanks blackhawk, you are the one this question was for!
feeling good about this SE, and i've got this weird ass 'extra' phone, to be determined
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