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Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Chris","text":"Forget buying a flagship phone — in Jakarta, you can rent one at the stadium just to film the show."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Rent a phone to record a concert? That's a market now?"},{"host":"Chris","text":"It is. Hape, an Indonesian phone-rental service, posted on X advertising Samsung Galaxy Ultra and iPhone Pro rentals."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"So this is for fancams. Fans want the zoom without paying fifteen hundred dollars."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Exactly. The ads are everywhere — a My Chemical Romance show, a Men I Trust show, a Boynextdoor show, all with the same pitch."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"So it's not just one concert. It's a whole cottage industry."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Right. The services even advertise extras like free data and Google Drive backup."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"They back up your fancam too. That's a full package."},{"host":"Chris","text":"And this isn't new. It's been growing since twenty twenty-four."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Two years? That's enough to become a thing."},{"host":"Chris","text":"At K-pop shows especially, demand is highest."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Why K-pop?"},{"host":"Chris","text":"Choreography, multiple members, fans want to capture their favorite member up close."},{"host":"Chris","text":"And with flagship phones, the zoom is genuinely good."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"That's the selling point. A thousand-dollar phone for forty dollars."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Exactly. And the business is real. Kumparan, an Indonesian outlet, was at Kanye West's Jakarta show and talked to vendors."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Kanye West's Jakarta show? That was huge."},{"host":"Chris","text":"It was. And the vendors were right outside, renting phones to fans who wanted better footage."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Even at a Kanye show, people are watching through a screen."},{"host":"Chris","text":"It's the world we live in. Rentals ran about twenty-five to forty-five dollars."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Twenty-five to forty-five dollars? That's actually not insane for a night."},{"host":"Chris","text":"The ad I'm looking at says \"No need deposit\" and \"full payment at venue.\" You show up, pay, get a flagship phone for the show."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"But those specific concert dates? I couldn't confirm them with the bands. My Chemical Romance hasn't announced that November date."},{"host":"Chris","text":"The dates are claims from the rental service. I'm not telling anyone to book a flight. The trend itself is documented."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Fine. But here's where I get stuck. One vendor quoted by Kumparan says the business is high-risk because they only take your ID as collateral."},{"host":"Chris","text":"That risk is on the vendor, not the renter."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"For the vendor? Sure. But for the customer, you've handed a stranger your identity card and a phone that costs more than your rent."},{"host":"Chris","text":"So what? You're renting a phone for a few hours. If you damage it, you pay. That's how rentals work."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"No, because with a credit card there's a company, a chargeback, a dispute process. Here it's a guy with a table and your ID photo."},{"host":"Chris","text":"And yet people keep doing it. Vendors can charge more when demand spikes. That's a real market response."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"A market for filming the concert instead of actually watching it. That's not innovation, that's a symptom of phone prices."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Oh, come on. People want a memory, and renting is cheaper than buying a phone you'll only use for zoom."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Then maybe the phone companies should sell a decent camera for less."},{"host":"Chris","text":"That's a separate argument. This is a small business filling a gap."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"I'm not saying it's illegal. I'm saying the specific ads we're seeing are unverified dates, and the ID thing is a real risk."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Every rental has risk. The better vendors have reviews. Kumparan talked to actual vendors who've done this since twenty twenty-four."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"And the same vendor said it's high-risk. You can't just wave that away."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Look, it's not risk-free. But a service renting phones at a concert gate without a deposit is solving a problem. That's not a scam."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"I didn't say scam. I said verify the date before you go, and don't hand over your ID unless you're ready for what could go wrong."},{"host":"Chris","text":"You'd be the only one at a K-pop show not filming."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"I'd be the one actually watching it."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Fair enough. The phone rental stalls at Jakarta concerts aren't going away, and it says a lot about what people value."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"It says we've all accepted that a phone camera is worth more than the ticket."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Or that the ticket is expensive enough that you want more than a blurry video."}]}