All of these little additions go into the total cost of ownership (an issue we talked about on Friday thanks to Jack Schofield’s Trusted Review editorial), it’s not just about the cost of the handset, it’s the ongoing costs associated with the cost of calls and data over the network, additional connectivity fees, and of course subscriptions and applications that add up.
In the last decade, I might have gone through numerous hardware choices, monthly plans and pay as you go SIM cards. But for all the offers, upgrades and improvements over the years, my monthly bill is still roughly the same as to when I signed up for my Nokia 5.1 (a branded 2110 on the Orange network) back in the 20th century. Which I find curious.