The minimalist Light Phone teams up with Andrew Yang’s Noble Mobile, which pays you to stop doomscrolling

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If you were looking for a sign to try out a “dumb phone,” here it is: the trendy, minimalist Light Phone is joining forces with Noble Mobile, a phone network founded by entrepreneur and politician Andrew Yang that gives you money back if you use less data.

On Tuesday, 500 Light Phone III models will be in stock and ready to ship through Noble Mobile. The catch is that you have to sign up for a two-year Noble Mobile phone plan at $50 per month, which comes out to $1,200 for the contract.

As those who have been curious about the Light Phone may know, this is the first time ever that the Light Phone III will be available immediately, and without paying its $699 cost up front. If you were to buy the Light Phone III without the Noble Mobile plan, the company estimates that you wouldn’t get...

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