I got my hands on a new iPhone 11 a couple of weeks ago. No, it’s not the Pro version. That’s way too expensive and probably overkill for my needs.
My Phone Purchase
For the bean counters in this category, I actually re-contracted with M1 (a $30 plan) and got a few hundred dollars worth of handset subsidies. Telco bills are defying inflation and coming back down to the levels last seen a decade or even two ago. Good news for consumers, not so good for shareholders though.
Even after the subsidies, the purchase still set me back by more than $800. The trend seems to be more $$$ for handset makers, less $$$ for telcos. I managed to justify the purchase by amortizing the phone over 40 months, since my iPhone 6S Plus had served me really well for 40 months. In fact, the battery life is still
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