{"id":54,"date":"2011-01-23T06:13:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-23T12:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/?p=54"},"modified":"2023-12-02T07:18:13","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T13:18:13","slug":"high-end-pay-as-you-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/2011\/01\/high-end-pay-as-you-go\/","title":{"rendered":"High End Pay as You Go"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/tech-and-talk.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-attachment-id=\"341\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/2011\/01\/high-end-pay-as-you-go\/tech-and-talk\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/tech-and-talk.jpg?fit=398%2C448&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"398,448\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"tech-and-talk\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/tech-and-talk.jpg?fit=398%2C448&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/tech-and-talk-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-341\" title=\"tech-and-talk\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/tech-and-talk.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/tech-and-talk.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We all know everyone loves the shiny new(ish) thing called the smartphone. 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