The minimalist Light Phone teams up with Andrew Yang’s Noble Mobile, which pays you to stop doomscrolling
The Light Phone is collaborating with Noble Mobile to offer a minimalist phone experience. Customers can purchase the Light Phone III through a two-year contract with Noble Mobile, which incentivizes reduced data usage. This partnership aims to make the Light Phone more accessible while promoting a less connected lifestyle.
- ▪The Light Phone III will be available through Noble Mobile starting Tuesday.
- ▪Customers must sign up for a two-year Noble Mobile plan at $50 per month to purchase the phone.
- ▪Noble Mobile offers cash back for unused data, encouraging users to limit their smartphone usage.
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If you were looking for a sign to try out a “dumb phone,” here it is: the trendy, minimalist Light Phone is joining forces with Noble Mobile, a phone network founded by entrepreneur and politician Andrew Yang that gives you money back if you use less data. On Tuesday, 500 Light Phone III models will be in stock and ready to ship through Noble Mobile. The catch is that you have to sign up for a two-year Noble Mobile phone plan at $50 per month, which comes out to $1,200 for the contract. As those who have been curious about the Light Phone may know, this is the first time ever that the Light Phone III will be available immediately, and without paying its $699 cost up front.
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