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On Thu, 8 Oct 2026 14:22:31 -0000 (UTC), Rich wrote:

> The providers very much *do* want to sell you a phone, but they can't
> legally deny you use of your unlocked phone.  The difficult part is
> often getting the phone droid (or shop droid if in a store) off their
> "sell new phone" script and onto the "need a sim card" script.  But
> that's just the marketing department being standard lying marketers.

I was pleased when I went to the Verizon store to cancel my data only plan 
it took about 5 minutes with no attempt to sell me anything. 

I got the Nokia via Amazon but their price for the Samsung A16 was the 
same as BestBuy. BestBuy is next to the gym so I went for immediate 
gratification.