Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Anyone else paying retail? Which carrier?
- Thread starter Stayfly2407
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
ever since the iphone 3g, the contract price has been $199, but that's not to say the full retail price hasn't changed over the years. the 4s was $50 more expensive than the 4, and i wouldn't be surprised to see the full retail price of the 6 to go up as well.
----------
for me on verizon, paying outright for a phone would drop my monthly bill by about $10, $240 over the course of a normal 2-year contract. if i were to buy a phone on contract, i'd miss out on that $240 savings, but the phone is subsidized $450 ($649-$199) and i make out a little bit ahead. for the years i don't qualify for an upgrade, i just buy outright like i would have anyway if i were on verizon edge.
Same here. I will do my best to just sit back and gather info about it but I'm going for a new macbook first and the "s" version next year. Hopefully 5.5"
Exactly this. Personally I see no reason to pay full price when I can get the phone at 0% financing and pay it off whenever I want in full in the near future.
Exactly this. Personally I see no reason to pay full price when I can get the phone at 0% financing and pay it off whenever I want in full in the near future.
Yes. But people keep coming here saying NEXT is a ripoff scam.
I don't get it.
The Next type plans are a rip-off if you continue to maintain the standard family share plan (as opposed to switching to the new "mobile shared" plan). The reason is simple - with the older plans, you are already paying x dollars to satisfy subsidy pricing - and you are not getting a phone subsidy.
In that scenario, you are basically paying twice for the phone - the subsidy "repayment" that is included in your existing plan PLUS the Next payment on the device.
If you switch to the "mobile shared" plans, you will pay less on a monthly basis for service because there is no subsidy "payback" included in that plan. In that case, the Next plan is not a ripoff, but, as has been stated, you are simply paying for the cost of your equipment over time with no interest. In that case, its not a bad deal.
verizon doesn't let you pay upgrade pricing on grandfather unlimited plans anymore.