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[–] 46 points 3 years ago (13 children)

It's carrier based. I've had Samsung phones almost exclusively and as long as I buy unlocked I never get unwanted apps.

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  • [–] 19 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    There is still a lot of stuff preinstalled which could be considered unwanted by a lot of people (TikTok, Netflix, Spofify, multiple MS apps, Disney+, Facebook, Meta Services, ...)

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago* (1 child)

    Pre-installed, yes mine had pre-installed. I don't know anything that doesn't have pre-installed bloatware. What the OP was complaining about was their phone randomly installing unwanted apps after they bought it. Mine has never installed an app without me telling it to. For the bloatware I just disabled it until I'm comfortable using ABD on a new phone.

    I have a S21 FE unlocked on AT&T in the USA by the way. #___

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    Personally I wouldn't mind a few preinstalled apps, if they can actually be uninstalled, not just disabled which seems to be the case for some.

    But the "Meta Services" thing seems shady af, its not showing up in the app drawer because its just a background service most people don't even know it exists. Its also not needed, because all of the Meta apps work just fine without it. So realistically Meta just pays Samsung a lot of money for something that only has the purpose to collect a lot of user data (it can also access more data than regular apps because it's installed as an system app)

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  • [–] 17 points 3 years ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (8 children)
  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago (7 children)

    Jeez. Who spends $2000 on a phone?

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    Really? I just got my phone for free from Visible.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    It's not free, the cost is built into your monthly payment. This is how all carrier supplied phones are funded. If they allowed you to bring your own unlocked device they could charge you less. They wouldn't, but they could because they wouldn't need to recoup the hardware expense.

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  • [–] -1 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Err, you're wrong.

    I only pay $25/month for unlimited data. My bill didn't go up, either.

    Whether they supplied me with a phone or not, I'd still be paying the same price.

    In fact, I was using my own phone initially but they offered me an upgrade for free.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Then that means the cost of the devices has already been factored into the base price of your contract. Nothing is free, companies don't make money by giving away phones that they paid for. You're just paying a higher base fee regardless of whether or not you get the hardware from them. By not taking the phone from them you're increasing the profit margin they make on your monthly contract.

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