People who routinely replace their devices about every year might like Verizon's device payment plan, which separates installment payments for a device costing at least $350 from the service contract.
But users looking to save money will be disappointed. The service plan is not discounted, so the installment plans don't appear to save users any money. In fact, since there is a finance charge, people likely will wind up spending more.
The only advantage is that users can buy another new device in a year. Most people probably will just want to buy a subsidized device and take the contract.
Monday, April 22, 2013
Verizon's device Payment Plan Isn't A Great Deal
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
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