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3. Huawei is losing their retail in the US

Wed Mar 28, 2018, 08:28 PM

Mar 2018

Because of our government's refusal to use Huawei phone equipment here in the US, retailers are dropping Huawei. Fear of embedded spy shit is the reason.

AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, BestBuy are all dropping them.

https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/22/17151186/best-buy-huawei-smartphone-china

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Would you pay $2600 for a smartphone ? [View all] steve2470 Mar 2018 OP

Not unless it also included a chainsaw, an espresso maker, and a pipe organ. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2018 #1

Huawei is losing their retail in the US RainCaster Mar 2018 #3

and hell no- that's too much money for a phone! RainCaster Mar 2018 #4

I paid $25 for my smart phone exboyfil Mar 2018 #5

Not even 260 n/t tazkcmo Mar 2018 #6

Sounds like a highend workstation phone. democratisphere Mar 2018 #7

too expensive natheo Jun 2018 #8