Consumers, Smartphones and Cable Boxes

The Brian Lehrer Show | Sep 4, 2015

David Cay Johnston, Pulitzer-prize winning journalist, Distinguished Visiting Lecturer at Syracuse University, and author of The Fine Print: How Big Companies Use "Plain English" and Other Tricks to Rob You Blind (Portfolio, 2013), discusses recent news about two devices that are ubiquitous in our lives – smartphones and cable set-top boxes.

Now: remember when you used to get a cheap/free phone from your service provider? Not anymore. Discussing with @DavidCayJ.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) September 4, 2015

@BrianLehrer I looked into cable TV plans for a MicroEcon class paper, and it only fueled my desire for a la carte/pick your own channels.
— Jason (@crimsong19) September 4, 2015

@BrianLehrer @DavidCayJ if you keep your phone beyond 2 years, you'll have paid it off BUT monthly credit remains for life of ownership
— Steve Musolino Jr (@stefanomjr) September 4, 2015

@BrianLehrer $19 for an iPhone 5s from Sam's Club 18 months ago
— Basil (@1080vid) September 4, 2015

@BrianLehrer Another option to avoid high cell phone cost is to buy a prepaid phone from best buy mobile and put a contract sim card in it
— Taryn (@Violarch2) September 4, 2015

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