[olug] [OT] Purchase new cell phones WITHOUT contract?

[Obi-Wan]

> Since the used/refurb phones are less than half the cost of new, 'insure' them yourselves and save the difference to buy a replacement used phone in the future. If they last 30 days and aren't abused, there's no reason they won't last a year.

I second Dave's recommendation.  I buy used+refurb gear all the time,
and I've come out way ahead, even if I do encounter a problem.

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