Dead horse. Which carrier gives you discounted service for bringing your own device? None of them. It really depends on a number of variables. It is possible to save some by paying full price. It's also possible to pay the same or more by paying full price. There's no one-size-fits-all answer despite the assertions above.
Vodafone?I just paid $799 for the iPhone 4S.
You mad?
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Hahaha.
$816 over 24 months, I get 200MB of data a month.
$1896 over 24 months, I get 3GB of data a month.
$1495 over 24 months, I get 5GB of data a month. <-- Buy outright.
I use my iPhone for tethering too. Carrier doesn't care as long as you don't exceed the cap.
Vodafone?
How did you know?
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$1164 for 2GB data, over 12 months
$1149 for 5GB data, over 12 months
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Australian and my crap phone broke so I wanna get an iPhone 4. so I looked for the cheapest deal and found a 32gb iPhone 4 for $816 over 24 months!!![]()
How can you survive with 200MB of data a month?
Over two years, you will pay more than $1000.
*termination fee is what Canadian providers chargeno contract
- $500 phone
- $70 a month for a phone bill x36 months = $2520
total: $3020
advantages:
- terminate line without penalty
contract
- $100 phone
- $70 a month for a phone bill x36 months = $2520
total: $2620
advantages:
- discounted hardware every year or two
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ok so now, let's say you want to leave your wireless provider after 6 months.
contract
monthly: $70 x6= $420
phone: $100
termination fee: $400
total: $920
no contract
monthly: $70 x6= $420
phone: $500
termination fee: $0
total: $920
it's essentially the same thing.
*obviously depending on the phone and carrier you have, pricing will vary but this is just an example.
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let's say you want to change your phone after 1 year.
contract:
monthly: $70 x12= $840
original phone: $100
HUP: $300
total: $1240
no contract:
monthly: $70 x12= $840
original phone: $500
total:............. $1340
...................- $250 (say you get $250 for your current phone)
total:............. $1090
new phone: $500
new total: $1590
Maybe if the service came free with it!! haha. Thats still less than my annual phone bill.
Just get a 16 or 32 gb. There is no need to have a 64 gb.
You're just blowing money if you don't take advantage of the cloud, swap out music, etc.
Save money. =]
don't know if this was already mentioned or not, but i seriously hate when people say this.
while you are right in a way, this makes NO sense.
let's say he does pay $1000 for the iPhone, he still has to pay money to use the phone on a service provider. and since you're using it on a service provider, why not sign a contract and save some money on the hardware?
i posted this on another forum i frequent a while ago, so i'll repost here.
substitute appropriate numbers for the iPhone. it actually makes more sense to sign a contract, financially.
*termination fee is what Canadian providers charge