T-Mobile is giving away the Apple iPhone 17 for free — how to claim this weekend
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Carrier willingness to eat the full iPhone 17 price underscores how valuable locked-in, high-ARPU subscribers remain even as device innovation slows. If your product depends on premium mobile users, assume aggressive carrier subsidies will keep that segment refreshed on the latest hardware regardless of macro.
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