iPod touch Why is the iPod the same price as the iPhone?

[FatGuy007]

iPod: A5, 5mp camera, 2 microphones, and supposedly 512mb ram.
iPhone: A6, 8mp, 3 microphones, and supposedly 1gb ram.

If you buy the iPhone 5 without a contract and no sim, couldn't you use it just like the iPod?
I already have a great phone, and I just want an iPod, but this is confusing me.

 

[Plutonius]

iPod: A5, 5mp camera, 2 microphones, and supposedly 512mb ram.
iPhone: A6, 8mp, 3 microphones, and supposedly 1gb ram.

If you buy the iPhone 5 without a contract and no sim, couldn't you use it just like the iPod?
I already have a great phone, and I just want an iPod, but this is confusing me.

You can buy an iPhone without a contract and use it as an iPod but it will cost you much more.

Pricing:
iPhone 5 without contract:
$649 (16GB), $749 (32GB), and $849 (64GB)

iPod Touch 5:
$299 (32Gb) and $399 (64Gb)

Even if you get the 4S iPhone (last gen iPhone) at the Apple Store it will cost you $549 for 16 Gb without a contract.

 

[FatGuy007]

You can buy an iPhone without a contract and use it as an iPod but it will cost you much more.

Pricing:
iPhone 5 without contract:
$649 (16GB), $749 (32GB), and $849 (64GB)

iPod Touch 5:
$299 (32Gb) and $399 (64Gb)

Even if you get the 4S iPhone (last gen iPhone) at the Apple Store it will cost you $549 for 16 Gb without a contract.

No, if you get a sprint, at&t, or verizon one you could just cancel the contract.
But I'm not sure how would that work, you could use one of those unlocking tools on the interweb.

 

[sammich]

Then you'd need to pay the termination fee if you cancel the contract.

If you don't pay, then they'll trash your credit history. Your move.

 

[thewitt]

Pretty sure if you buy on contract and then cancel it there is a cancelation penalty that effectively pays for the phone.

 

[NewbieCanada]

Pretty sure if you buy on contract and then cancel it there is a cancelation penalty that effectively pays for the phone.

Yeah... the phone companies would have figured that one out long before the iPhone appeared.