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[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Never buy a phone through a service provider.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (3 children)

How do you go about doing otherwise?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago

You just buy them

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Manufactuer website

Example: iPhones - apple.com; Samsung Galaxy - samsung.com; Motorola Phones - motorola.com; Google Pixels - store.google.com

Or go to your local BestBuy

Or Amazon (although, I personally would avoid Amazon for expensive electronics)