On: Thoughts after a Month with Blackphone (2014)

[erikpukinskis]

Why? You can just buy an unlocked phone and not put a SIM card in, right? A Moto E is $40 on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XQVDW6Y

[pikachu_is_cool → erikpukinskis]

Because having a cellular baseband in the phone forces the OEM to make sacrifices with form factor and for internal components. Look at how nice and thin the iPod Touch 4 is compared to the iPhone 4.

[Something1234 → erikpukinskis]

That phone is not unlocked. It says it works exclusively with US Celluar.

[timecube → Something1234]

The important part is no-contract, not unlocked. If you're not getting service for it the carrier doesn't matter.