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[–] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 month ago

I'm calling it, it won't come out. I just doubt it will happen.

If it does, it's a rebranded phone wrapped in fake gold leaf, like the Pablo Escobar phone. https://www.pcmag.com/news/the-phone-from-pablo-escobars-brother-is-just-a-galaxy-fold-covered-in

[–] mintiefresh@piefed.ca 8 points 1 month ago

Hahahahahahaha wow this is real

[–] CentauriBeau@lemm.ee 7 points 1 month ago

Yet another way for Russian daddy to send him money without anyone knowing.

[–] Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

$47

Too high. Tello is $25 for Unlimited in the states and is also an MVNO, and not owned by fascists(at least not openly).

Not only is it survailance tech, not that a normal phone isn't, but it isn't competitive. More trash from the Trump Dump.

[–] enthusiasticamoeba@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

Is $47 considered a good deal in the states nowadays? Before I left (2015) I was paying about $80/month.

Now I'm in the Netherlands and I pay $7/month. I don't remember what my plan is but it's something like 8gb data and more minutes/SMS than I could ever use.

Cell/internet/TV plans are a total racket in the US.

[–] iowagneiss@midwest.social 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Not really. I'm on Visible Wireless prepay and pay $25/month for unlimited data, including unlimited hotspot (rate limited at 5 mb/s on the hotspot).

If it's a post-pay plan, then it might be competitive, as the rates are around what you remember for those. Since they're talking about a $500 phone instead of "free with plan," I'm assuming it's prepaid where you have to buy the phone separately.

Edit: okay, read the article and it's prepaid. It's not a good value and is easily beat my several existing services.

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[–] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There are numerous errors on the page, from a processor section that doesn’t list a processor

Shit-tier Mediatek. Calling it now.

[–] gnuplusmatt@reddthat.com 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

the whole spec list and image was probably an ai prompt output

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[–] alexc@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Please, please, please, let everyone using it have the area code 666…

[–] Ultragramps@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 month ago

The Kushners went into billions in debt (paid off by Saudis) just to keep ownership of 666 5th Avenue in New York. They might be proud of that.

[–] tehn00bi@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

I know a maga grandma that will probably buy into this.

[–] Ronno@feddit.nl 5 points 1 month ago

"It's all computer"

[–] kayky@thelemmy.club 5 points 1 month ago

Use Visible instead.

Unlimited data for $25/month.

https://www.visible.com/

[–] TanteRegenbogen@feddit.org 5 points 1 month ago

Trump likes to pitch crap to gullible fools.

[–] j0ester@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Did anyone read the TOS and such? Holy shit! So many red flags.

[–] hddsx@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago

That design looks like patent infringement to me

[–] Glitterbomb@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Please God let some bug at the carrier level incessantly provision these T1s to a max of 1.5mbps because that would be so fucking funny.

[–] LanguageIsCool@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Insert parody of Raffi’s banana phone here

[–] Grostleton@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago

He's just a boy with a dream.

[–] HakunaHafada@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago

New day, new grift.

Just come out with the TeleScreen, and be done with it already.

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