said by Gbcue 
:said by powerspec88 :Why would anyone buy a netbook for ~200$ and pay 40-60$ a month for 2 years? And to top it off, have a data cap.
Same goes for *any* phone. You can either buy it with a subsidy or buy them without. Take for instance iPhone, costs $599.99/$699.99 to purchase w/o contract. Offer it up for $199.99 with a 2 year contract.
the difference is one assumes you will want to use the internet on the computer and 5 GB per month and $51 per GB overage doesn't cut it. Whether I buy a phone or get the subsidy my calls cost the same. Using internet through cable or DSL is significantly cheaper.
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