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Re: Subsidies are good What you are actually saying is you want it now, but don't have the funds for it, so you'd rather get it now and pay dearly for it over 2 years.
Yes, this is true, many consumers want it now but can't pay now. They can't finance because they are already mortgaged to the hilt and/or have poor credit histories, so they pay a lot more.
What T-mobile is trying is allowing you to finance a phone. IE not they subsidize it, but you finance it, and then you choose the plan you want (or even the carrier you want) and save money. You still have to pay off your phone but you get a much better savings over time then the traditional subsidy model. This works for the "I want it now, but don't have the money." OF course this will not help the people who are deeply in debt and have trashed their credit, but honestly, I don't know how much the these companies want a customer who will probably default on their regular 2 year contract anyway.
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