Nemeski@lemm.ee to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 1 year agoEpic’s dream is starting to come true — its store will be preinstalled on ‘millions’ of Android phoneswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square21linkfedilinkarrow-up183arrow-down18
arrow-up175arrow-down1external-linkEpic’s dream is starting to come true — its store will be preinstalled on ‘millions’ of Android phoneswww.theverge.comNemeski@lemm.ee to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square21linkfedilink
minus-squareNickwithaC@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up42·1 year agoNever buy a phone through a service provider.
minus-squareToribor@corndog.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·1 year agoMy parents ask me for help with their carrier-provided Android phone and I’m just like “Wow, you live like this?” Complete insanity how much garbage bloat they cram on those things.
minus-squareJakenVeina@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoHow do you go about doing otherwise?
minus-squareObsidianZed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoDirectly through the manufacturer. Most offer trade-in promotions on par with, if not better than, any service provider deal, with the added bonus that you’re not locked into a 3 year installment plan with said provider. Alternatively, eBay.
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Never buy a phone through a service provider.
My parents ask me for help with their carrier-provided Android phone and I’m just like “Wow, you live like this?”
Complete insanity how much garbage bloat they cram on those things.
How do you go about doing otherwise?
You just buy them
Directly through the manufacturer. Most offer trade-in promotions on par with, if not better than, any service provider deal, with the added bonus that you’re not locked into a 3 year installment plan with said provider.
Alternatively, eBay.
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