Cheapest place to buy an iPhone 5

Policar · Feb 15, 2013, 11:10 PM

16gb... Adding to a family plan as an upgrade on Verizon. Is the best I can do now $199?

braddick · Feb 16, 2013, 01:00 AM

Doesn't BestBuy offer a $50. discount (in the form of a gift card)?
That would bring your price down to $149.

I think Wallmart is also running its own discounting but perhaps they require you also sign up using a SIM offered in-store.

comptr · Feb 16, 2013, 04:11 AM

I would say best buy but they don't keep as much stock.

Policar · Feb 16, 2013, 12:23 PM

Does Best Buy still offer the $50 gift card? That would work well for me if they do.

I also want to buy AppleCare+ so maybe I should just buy at an Apple Store. Going to add this as part of a family plan on Verizon that's due for an upgrade; does that mean I have to go to Verizon?

T.Smith4 · Feb 16, 2013, 12:42 PM

I went to best buy had them price match fry's price of 159 then used the 50 gift card best buy was offering. Ended up paying 109 per iPhone. I don't think you will find a better deal then that

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Looks like its only 149 at fry's now so you can probably get that down to 99 for the 5

Policar · Feb 16, 2013, 02:29 PM

That's a pretty great deal... unfortunately there are no Frys stores local to me.

Maybe I should just bite the bullet and pay the full $199. It's only a small portion of the TCO.

TyPod · Feb 16, 2013, 04:49 PM

I would say best buy. I did the $50 off deal and got mine for $149.

comptr · Feb 16, 2013, 11:17 PM

If you are looking for a 64gb model I would say frys but other wise best buy. I was looking for a 64gb white model and tried for a week and a half and ended up going to frys to get the last 64gb white phone they had in stock. They are both offering 50.00 off so the price will be the same.

quietstormSD · Feb 17, 2013, 03:32 PM

Walmart is probably the cheapest. They sales at times, all the way down to $127. They also only charge sales tax on the subsidized price if you buy it at that price.

johndallas999 · Feb 17, 2013, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by quietstormSD

Walmart is probably the cheapest. They sales at times, all the way down to $127. They also only charge sales tax on the subsidized price if you buy it at that price.

Got my son's iphone 5 for 127 (16GB), can't beat that IMO.

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comptr macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2007	If you are looking for a 64gb model I would say frys but other wise best buy. I was looking for a 64gb white model and tried for a week and a half and ended up going to frys to get the last 64gb white phone they had in stock. They are both offering 50.00 off so the price will be the same. __________________ 2.33 Macbook pro, 2GB Ram, 160GB HD, ATI X1600 256 meg ram – Replaced 2.4 Macbook pro, 2GB Ram upgraded to 4GB, 200GB, Nvidia 8600GT 256Meg – Replaced 2.8 Macbook pro, 8GB Ram, 256GB SSD
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Feb 16, 2013, 01:00 AM	#2
braddick Contributor Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Encinitas, CA	Doesn't BestBuy offer a $50. discount (in the form of a gift card)? That would bring your price down to $149. I think Wallmart is also running its own discounting but perhaps they require you also sign up using a SIM offered in-store.
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Feb 16, 2013, 12:23 PM	#4
Policar Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Nov 2004	Does Best Buy still offer the $50 gift card? That would work well for me if they do. I also want to buy AppleCare+ so maybe I should just buy at an Apple Store. Going to add this as part of a family plan on Verizon that's due for an upgrade; does that mean I have to go to Verizon?
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Feb 16, 2013, 12:42 PM	#5
T.Smith4 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2012	I went to best buy had them price match fry's price of 159 then used the 50 gift card best buy was offering. Ended up paying 109 per iPhone. I don't think you will find a better deal then that ---------- Looks like its only 149 at fry's now so you can probably get that down to 99 for the 5
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Feb 16, 2013, 02:29 PM	#6
Policar Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Nov 2004	That's a pretty great deal... unfortunately there are no Frys stores local to me. Maybe I should just bite the bullet and pay the full $199. It's only a small portion of the TCO.
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Feb 16, 2013, 04:49 PM	#7
TyPod macrumors 6502a Join Date: Nov 2006	I would say best buy. I did the $50 off deal and got mine for $149.
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