Nemeski@lemm.ee to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 1 month agoEpic’s dream is starting to come true — its store will be preinstalled on ‘millions’ of Android phoneswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up176arrow-down17cross-posted to: gaming@lemmy.zip
arrow-up169arrow-down1external-linkEpic’s dream is starting to come true — its store will be preinstalled on ‘millions’ of Android phoneswww.theverge.comNemeski@lemm.ee to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square17fedilinkcross-posted to: gaming@lemmy.zip
minus-squareNickwithaC@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41·1 month agoNever buy a phone through a service provider.
minus-squareToribor@corndog.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·edit-21 month agoMy parents ask me for help with their carrier-provided Android phone and I’m just like “Wow, you live like this?” Complete insanity how much garbage bloat they cram on those things.
minus-squareJakenVeina@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoHow do you go about doing otherwise?
minus-squareObsidianZed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoDirectly through the manufacturer. Most offer trade-in promotions on par with, if not better than, any service provider deal, with the added bonus that you’re not locked into a 3 year installment plan with said provider. Alternatively, eBay.
Never buy a phone through a service provider.
My parents ask me for help with their carrier-provided Android phone and I’m just like “Wow, you live like this?”
Complete insanity how much garbage bloat they cram on those things.
How do you go about doing otherwise?
You just buy them
Directly through the manufacturer. Most offer trade-in promotions on par with, if not better than, any service provider deal, with the added bonus that you’re not locked into a 3 year installment plan with said provider.
Alternatively, eBay.