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How do you address the issue of device sharing?

When I was overseas I worked with prepaid phone cards. The locals would share the same phone, plug in their card code, make their calls, then pass the phone on. As I understood it, the phone owner reaped the benefits of acquiring the unused minutes.

Not sure if this is still an issue. But even a "budget" Android phone (sub $100) is a luxury in developing countries. So I'm sure device sharing is still something to consider.



This is a very interesting case. Thanks for pointing this out!

If I may ask, do these people also download apps in that phone, and then they log out every time they pass on the phone to someone else?




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