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Board Service Discussion
Re: Case. It arrived!
by
BitcoinNewsMagazine
on 02/10/2015, 20:22:14 UTC
*ahem*
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Case comes with free global Internet access for the life of the device so you can use it to execute transactions all over the world.

How "free", and how long do the manufacturers expect these things to last? There's some serious missing detail in that part of this particular deal.

The company baked lifetime GSM access into the $200 cost. Who knows how long any gadget will last. When Case was designed maybe they did not anticipate the easy integration of smartphone bitcoin wallets with Trezor or Ledger for private key control. If you already have an Android phone, you can just install the Mycelium bitcoin wallet and use Trezor with an OTG cable to sign transactions. You can scan QR codes and send bitcoin like Case but you maintain complete control over your private keys. Not as elegant as Case but half the cost.