That's a good point, but I imagine you'd have to purchase next year's phone on another line wouldn't you?
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That's a good point, but I imagine you'd have to purchase next year's phone on another line wouldn't you?
Yeah that's weird. That means OP is paying $1660 for the iPhone ($700 + $40x24). The normal "subsidized phone tax" from carriers is $20/month (or $480 over the course of a 24-month contract). And in exchange they give you an iPhone at a subsidized price, $399 instead of $899...which is $500 off. Which is almost exactly the extra $480 that you pay on the monthly plan.
In order to receive a subsidy on an iPhone in Canada you need to switch plans to a more expensive plan. Some carriers call them Max plans, others call them differently. The end result is an extremely poor value but the carriers bait a lot of consumers into it.
Unless you purchase the phone outright, there really is no other cost effective way of purchasing the iPhone in Canada as the carriers will gouge you to give you a $500-700 subsidy. It's also been found that Canadians have the most expensive wireless bills of anywhere in the world and it's all because of the Big 3 carriers having a hand in the telecommunications board and thus having free reign on the market. A few smaller start up carriers tried to penetrate the market and promptly received law suits and harmful advertising until they were hemorrhaging money and finally were bought out.
Wow, you're right. I haven't used Rogers in 2 years. At that time, my plan was $70 for 1 GB with a fully subsidized phone or $50 and bring your own phone. So the difference was $20. Now, the plans are crazy!! $80-90 for 1 GB!! And the max subsidy on the iPhone 7 is still only $500. So it's like they have raised their rates from $70 to $90....for no benefit to the consumer??
Even Wind seems to be raising the cost of their 5 GB plan by $5 every year. From $30 a while ago to $45 now.
When I am in Canada I use Petro-Canada mobility. Runs on Rogers 3G network which is plenty fast for me (as opposed to 3G in the US which is basically unusable). $40 for 1 GB, bring your own phone. Good enough!
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All the more reason than to buy the phone outright.
It's nut to pay more for the same plan just to get a subsidized phone. I had no idea they were doing this in Canada.
That really blows!
Yeah my current plan is about a year ago. That same plan is now $55 (no contract) if you bring your own handset to the carrier i.e. unlocked phone.
However, if you want to buy a new iPhone 7 Plus from the carrier they will raise the monthly plan cost to $85 (same data and minutes as above) and give you $760 credit towards the handset purchase. This will be a 2 year contract. So in Canada you the math works out like this on this particular carrier. And this is a low cost carrier. The regular carriers gouge you even more if you want a device subsidy.
Handset: eg: iPhone 7 Plus 128gb - MSRP C$1179
On Contract - 2yr:
- Monthly Plan - Unlimited Minutes/Unlimited Text/2GB Data - $85
- Locked Handset Cost - $419
Bring Your Own Phone:
- Monthly Plan - Unlimited Minutes/Unlimited Text/2GB Data - $55
- Unlocked Handset Cost - $1179
If and when Apple launches the iPhone upgrade program in Canada the carriers will be severely pissed.
Then How come iPhone 5s users or even the iPhone 5 with also worst specs than iPhone 6/6 Plus that updates from iOS 9 to iOS 10 feel faster after they updated?? Camera on 5/5S instantly boots faster than 7 plus on iOS 10
The cost of a 6+ 128GB used on Swappa.com right now is about $300.
An iPhone 7+ 128GB new is $729. Used on Swappa is $500.
The minute you buy that 7+, you lose $229 in depreciation. Will the 6+ drop to $71 in a year? Not likely. And meanwhile, in a year, the 7+ will lose even more.
If you only care about depreciation, then stay on the 6+. If you really just want something shiny and new, well that's a different discussion
Well, all that was somewhat different more than a year ago (when all of that was posted).The cost of a 6+ 128GB used on Swappa.com right now is about $300.
An iPhone 7+ 128GB new is $729. Used on Swappa is $500.
The minute you buy that 7+, you lose $229 in depreciation. Will the 6+ drop to $71 in a year? Not likely. And meanwhile, in a year, the 7+ will lose even more.
If you only care about depreciation, then stay on the 6+. If you really just want something shiny and new, well that's a different discussion
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What does that have to do with what was posted (over a year ago)?
Well, all that was somewhat different more than a year ago (when all of that was posted).
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What does that have to do with what was posted (over a year ago)?
Argh. Well, I didn’t awaken the zombie thread