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Not sure about this one. You can get both kinds of phones for $0 with a monthly payment.

The monthly price is exactly the same price as paying upfront - doesn't make any difference to affordability.

This seems incredibly blind to the realities of poor people.

$30/month (for a maxed out phone; you could be looking at $12/mo) is much more palatable to a lot of people than paying the full sticker price today.

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