alt Hacker NewsDisingenious title, as the phone at 25$ is subsidized.
Sure, you can properly buy a phone for not much more, but so can you a Raspberry Pi.
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throawayonthe • last Saturday at 9:45 PM
what do you mean by subsidized? do you have to buy a phone plan with it? i tried to add it to cart, and while it says it's locked to Straight Talk, it's not making me pay for a plan (though i'm not in the us so i'm not gonna actually order it to check)
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stets • last Saturday at 9:43 PM
Eh, nitpicking I think. It really was $25 and anyone in driving distance of a Walmart can pay 25 real USD and grab one. For sure they are losing money on the hardware in hopes that you subscribe to the plan.
Also, the llm that did the vibe coding did not run on the phone.