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Verizon carriers start switching to 365-day device unlock policy, up from 60 days (9to5google.com)
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[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

This is the whole being poor keeps you poor thing.

You can't afford $200-300 outright, but you can afford the monthly plan that costs $20 more but ends up costing $490 instead of $250 .

You can't afford the $300 winter boots, so you buy the $100 ones that fall apart in 2 seasons instead of lasting a decade.