We live in the era of smartphones and stupid people.
Anonymous
Let’s face it; we’re almost all addicted to our smartphones.
They’ve become an appendage. And, sadly for many people they’re a more
important form of communication than human contact. How many times have you
been in a restaurant and observed two people sitting across the table from each
other, interacting only with their smartphones? Doesn’t it make you wonder why
they went out for dinner in the first place?
But I digress… My beef is with the cost of flagship
smartphones, not that they exist. In fact I was an early adopter and bought the
first “phablet” on the market. The current crop consists of the new iPhone,
Samsung Galaxy Note 8 and the Google Pixel 2 XL. They’re all priced within a
hundred dollars of each other – in the $1,300 - $1,400 CDN range. This is ludicrous
for a smartphone! It seems as if these makers have banded together and realized
that as a group they control the market and the pricing. The end result is that
they have a stranglehold on the market and the ability to fix pricing.
I prefer to buy my smartphones outright and there’s no way
that I’m spending this kind of money on a smartphone. But, thanks to my techie
friend, I learned about www.oneplus.net. It’s
a flagship smartphone made in China and sold only directly from the company –
no advertising, no middlemen, no retail outlets. The latest model is the OnePlus
5t and it cost $649 CDN – half the price of the others. I just bought the
OnePlus 5t and I’m more than impressed. My phone was delivered 5 days ahead of
schedule – this company under promises and over delivers. What a refreshing
change!
For those of you who think you’re getting a free phone on a
2 year contract, think again. Firstly, they’re giving you old models and
$25/month of your plan pays for your phone. So, in two years your “free phone”
actually cost you $600 for an old model while I bought brand new technology for
$50 more. If you’re in the market for a new smartphone, have a look at the
OnePlus 5T.
Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.
Warren Buffett
Make someone smile today.
Geri
