KDDI announced today the increase in administrative fees for au/UQ/povo.
Fees for new models, model changes, SIM card reissues, etc. will be raised from the previous 3,300 yen (2,200 yen for some) to 3,850 yen, and this will be applied from April 20th.
Meanwhile, from some users, this price increase is Samsung’s latest flagship,Is it aligned with the release date of the Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23 Ultra?I’m calling speculation.
The Galaxy S23 series will be announced next Thursday, April 6th, and from past patterns, there are rumors that the release date will be April 13th, one week later, and April 20th, two weeks later.
However, according to the release date information (currently deleted) of the genuine cover that was recently posted on Amazon’s Samsung official store,The latter is more likely to be released on April 20thIt has become.
In that case, the purchaser of the au version of the S23 series will basically have to pay 550 yen more, regardless of whether it is new, MNP, or model change.
I don’t think there are many users who will stop purchasing with this, but is this also the effect of a series of inflation?
I wonder if other carriers will raise prices in the same way.