“With the monthly payments I’ve been making the past 2years, I thought I WAS renting it!”
Yep. And most people will rush out to get the next newest version of iPhone or Android as soon as they are done paying for it. Granted, they offer an “upgrade” at “discounted” price but people still end making monthly payments again for another two years, and the cycle repeats itself ad infinitum.
Personally, I purchase my phone at Walmart and use a “pay-as-you-go” plan (about $50/mo). The phone is great with all the features that I WANT & NEED and costs less than $100. If and when it breaks (happened only once in 7 years) or I want a newer version, I buy another for less than $100 and just switch out the SIM card.
It just doesn’t make sense to me to pay $30/mo. for 24 months for a phone that will be “outdated” in a year.
Off to the re-education camps with you!