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Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Chris","text":"A Jakarta phone-rental account called Hape Inn is posting on X about two new concert dates, and I can't decide if it's a scam or a service."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Renting a phone for one night? For a concert?"},{"host":"Chris","text":"My Chemical Romance and Men I Trust. No deposit, 25 percent down, full payment at the venue."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"I checked those dates. Neither promoter has confirmed them yet. But the rental side business itself is real, local reporting says."},{"host":"Chris","text":"That's what I like. You don't need to own a flagship to get flagship video."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"You're carrying a stranger's expensive phone in a dark crowd, and you're watching the show through a screen."},{"host":"Chris","text":"People already do that with their own phones. At least this one has a camera that doesn't shake like a paint mixer."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"So save up and buy a better phone. Renting one for a show is a luxury tax on fear of missing out."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Or it's one night, one payment, and you're done. Cheaper than a thousand-dollar phone."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Until you drop it. Then that 25 percent is the beginning of what you owe."},{"host":"Chris","text":"They only take the rest when you pick it up, so you see the device first. That part is actually smart."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Fine, the logistics are solid. I still say it misses the point of being there."},{"host":"Chris","text":"For them, the point is the video. They'll watch it twice. You'll remember the noise."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"I'll remember the show, not my camera settings."},{"host":"Chris","text":"And that's exactly why you won't rent one."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"What worries me is that it turns the concert into a content farm. Everyone's filming the same moment."},{"host":"Chris","text":"They were already doing that. The rental just sharpens the feed."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"It sharpens the feed and blurs the memory."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Now you sound like a phone commercial."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"I sound like someone who's been to a show."}]}