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		superuser2 on Aug 16, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: $80 Android Phone Sells Like Hotcakes in Kenya, th... Why do we care about a $120 difference in the cost of the handset when you are going to sped at least $1600 on a contract over the 2 years you are required to sign it for? Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't understand why anyone cares about the prices of phones (unless they're outrageously high i.e. the original iPhone's $500).

heresy on Aug 16, 2011 [–]

This is not the pricing model used in African countries. So the price of the handset does matter.

As I understand it, most mobile phones in Africa are pre-paid, using per-second billing.

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