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The Cost of iPhone 4s in UK

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raganon

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How has apple come up with this price $199 US which is £124, but no the Uk market is looking at £499 which is about $700 this is crazy. The phone is no different but again the Uk gets the big price tag, and the best thing is it is locked to some network.

I for one will not be running out to be ripped off it is time that the Uk said wait a minute we also deserve a fair price and stop paying these huge markups.
 
raganon said:
How has apple come up with this price $199 US which is £124, but no the Uk market is looking at £499 which is about $700 this is crazy. The phone is no different but again the Uk gets the big price tag, and the best thing is it is locked to some network.

I for one will not be running out to be ripped off it is time that the Uk said wait a minute we also deserve a fair price and stop paying these huge markups.
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The UK price is for sim free unlocked 4s
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raganon said:
How has apple come up with this price $199 US which is £124, but no the Uk market is looking at £499 which is about $700 this is crazy. The phone is no different but again the Uk gets the big price tag, and the best thing is it is locked to some network.

I for one will not be running out to be ripped off it is time that the Uk said wait a minute we also deserve a fair price and stop paying these huge markups.
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I think you've got your figures wrong.

The iPhone 4S purchased unlocked in the States is $649 plus tax, available in November.

The iPhone 4S purchased unlocked in the UK is £499, available on Friday.

Without tax it's £415, which is $645.41. That's a price difference of $3.59 ;)
 
raganon said:
How has apple come up with this price $199 US which is £124, but no the Uk market is looking at £499 which is about $700 this is crazy. The phone is no different but again the Uk gets the big price tag, and the best thing is it is locked to some network.

I for one will not be running out to be ripped off it is time that the Uk said wait a minute we also deserve a fair price and stop paying these huge markups.
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The $199 is a subsidised price on a 2 year contract and NOT the price of an unlocked 16GB phone which will be available in the US next month for $649. The £499 price here is for an unlocked 16GB model. You're comparing apples to oranges ( no pun intended ). Please get your facts straight before starting unnecessary new threads ranting about something that makes no sense.
 
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Still a rip off, then you stuck in a 2 year contract and you out dated again.

I will just wait for iPhone 5 then upgrade
 
raganon said:
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Still a rip off, then you stuck in a 2 year contract and you out dated again.

I will just wait for iPhone 5 then upgrade
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You may want to go back and read the replies again.
 
don't rant

See previous replies from everyone else.

VAT

same pricing buddy. Ask the government to be less socialistic.
 
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