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So something I was thinking about is people cringing at the price of 800-1000 for a phone.
But I think people forget that years ago when the smartphones were still growing in popularity, they were actually about as much, if not a little less, in cost.
Like you'd buy an iPhone or a Galaxy for $399 but the real total cost of the phone was closer to twice that. But then the rest of the phone's cost was subsidized so you still paid per month on your phone plan the rest of the cost of the phone.
Nowadays it's kind of hidden how subsidizing does or doesn't happen since most carriers do the special "upgrade" financing thing. Take AT&T Next or even Apple's Upgrade Program. Which basically means you can upgrade your phone every year if you've done the $X monthly payments for at least 12 months.
Plus now it's much more common to get unlocked phones, which means you pay full price for them unless you're in one of those special carrier programs.
Just a thought.
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