Hence why most European countries just mostly stayed with pre-paid, and operators have been trying to bride us with contracts for iDevices, or if that doesn't get us, contracts in disguise for pre-paid users as post pay.
I will keep using Android devices with physical SIM until it isn't no longer viable.
Due to financing options like Klarna, keeping on monthly prepaid sim-only plans (which are cheap) and using a finance option to purchase the device outright has become much more popular at least in my circle in the UK.
You don't even need Klarna, the Apple website offers 0% 24 months financing for iPhone in the UK.
That’s nonsense! Bundled contracts are common in most if not all of Europes economies.
Where are your numbers against my numbers?
Show me yours first!
Nah, you were the one doubting me, Thomas, I don't need to show my wounds.
You’re the one making spurious claims! Too much ‘In Europe…’ bullshit posted here
It goes both ways my friend.
That might be the case, but the phones aren't bound to any specific carrier. A phone bundled with an O2 contract can be used by someone with a Telekom contract.
This really seems like a post from 15 years ago. In my experience prepaid is almost dead. It's the most expensive way to use a mobile phone and you can get a decent sim only subscription for 5 euro per month.
Used to be owned by your carrier for two years, and you could always pay to unlock it. Now it costs double and Apple owns it forever with no recourse.