Mobile phone sales drop 20% in Japan on less bountiful carrier subsidies

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greenlight @ Aug 5th 2008 8:41PM

In Sweden most operators have gone down a different path - subsidies have turned more transparent, as when you choose to get a phone with your plan, you get $10-30/month added to your bill for X months, kind of like a payment plan. This means that you can still get a phone with close to no up-front payment, but if you choose to buy an unlocked phone on your own, you're not screwed out of the money your operator has set aside for subsidies.

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