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Will the iPhone 5 cost you big bucks.
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I hope the new 1 costs jsut as much as the other ones ($199 or $299) but I would probably pay $399 if it's a real deal upgrade. I was thinking of selling my iPhone 4 now to free up the extra cash. Also my wife said she might even pick up an extra shift so we can buy two! 
Unless you're with some crazy obscure carrier, I think your math may be a bit off.
I think he means without a carrier, here in holland it will cost us around 800 euros without carrier
As I'm the threadstarter and gave you a platform to brag about you're spending habits, buy me one also!? So my next thread will be all about you, called
"big samm spend some big bucks on his iPhone"
Wrong. Go check apple.com/store for the unlocked retail price on an ATT phone. You are quoting the subsidized price that the carrier sets. Apple still gets their full price.
Apple doesn't set the $199/299 price, that is the carriers. Apple will price the phone at the $650/750 price points (or whatever they are now). If Verizon wants to attempt to seek it for $100 more than other carriers on contract that is their prerogative, but it would probably not go over well.I really hope Apple keeps their base price at $199 and makes Verizon look silly for trying to create a new standard price of flagship phones being $299 even with a contract. Greedy ****s!
But seriously, everyone thinking that the phones cost $199/299 is WHY the carriers get away with all the crap they do. If more people accepted that phone cost $600+ we might have some better plans like Europe does. But they get you in for the $199 and then can charge what they want during the month.
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Unless you are switching carriers and need to end your contract, so you don't need to pay the ETF. Just buy the phone and have them switch the info to the new one.
Apple can tag his iPhones with any price they want and some folks will still be buying it like people in Eritrea jump on the last bottle of water or last bag ot rice
and people dont mind to be trapped in contracts either so it will outsell in days
and people dont mind to be trapped in contracts either so it will outsell in days
What's with this 200.00+ pricing on a contract?
You can get the iPhone 4 somewhere at 99 to 159 for 16gb in Canada on contract.
You can get the iPhone 4 somewhere at 99 to 159 for 16gb in Canada on contract.
How long of a contract? Aren't most of yours 3 years? They are 2 years here in the US.
That is quite expensive
I agree, but iPhone contracts tend to be quite expensive for what they are (not to mention really long...)
I agree, but iPhone contracts tend to be quite expensive for what they are (not to mention really long...)
Hard and long
Yeah man, anyone who knows me knows I'm always serious! Death serious, like a drunk Chuck Norris in an oldskool Pimp suit singing the TeletubbiesAnthem while kickin the **** out of all the DisneyLandcharacters-serious.
I really hope Apple keeps their base price at $199 and makes Verizon look silly for trying to create a new standard price of flagship phones being $299 even with a contract. Greedy ****s!
preach!!!! Those clowns at verizon.... that phone will be 50 bucks in 6 months... BET
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YEp its the old frog in the pot trick....
no source, I was just specualting, my post came across like I was stating a fact, that was my fault.
but seriously the new 'iPhone 5' will most probably cost alot more than the current iPhone 4.