Remix.run Logo
mzajc 5 hours ago

> What happens if I cancel my subscription?

> You can cancel at any time. Without an active subscription, certain core services and privacy features will be limited. To keep your MC03 fully functional, secure, and up to date, an active subscription is required.

Out of curiosity (I'm definitely NOT going to buy a Phone-as-a-Service), what exactly happens when you cancel your subscription? Does the smartphone brick itself? Does it let you flash a sane operating system that doesn't treat you as a cash cow?

Jolter 5 hours ago | parent [-]

Most people seem to be subscribing to a cell phone already. Not us techies, but most normies seem to have expensive phones on three year ”plans” while locked to an expensive network.

cmeacham98 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Financing a phone is dumb for most people imo, but at least it has an explicit end where you own the phone outright.

This phone requires a subscription in perpetuity, on top of the full purchase price.

the_gipsy 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

This has been made illegal years ago in Europe.

systemtest 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Legal in the EU but the consumer has to be notified about it.

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-CM-580731...

Jolter 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Network locks are not illegal AFAIK, but consumers can request an unlock.

wolvoleo 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Yeah I'd never do that. I just buy it outright.

I don't have a cell phone subscription either. I use prepaid which actually is cheaper.

qwertox 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Sometimes prepaid is a bit more expensive because you're paying for 28 days and not a month. You basically have 13 cycles per year instead of 12 (28*13 = 364 days)

throwup238 2 hours ago | parent [-]

I suspect the OP means prepaying for the year. AT&T is like $25/mo for 5GB data + unlimited everything else if you pay upfront for the whole year ($300). Prepaid MVNO plans are even cheaper.

wolvoleo 24 minutes ago | parent [-]

No that's not what I mean. And I'm not in the US. A €20 prepaid data bundle here on orange is much larger than a €20 contract. And the prepay has built in overcharge protection.

4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]
[deleted]
kortilla 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Financing is not a subscription.