 tiyuri join:2001-06-06 Little Silver, NJ | reply to pnh102
Re: Ugh I do not have a Nexus One but I seriously considered it and ran the numbers. For me they came out like this:
Unsubsidized Phone: $530 (+ tax) Monthly Plan: $60 (+ tax)
Subsidized Phone: $180 Monthly Plan for 121 Days: $80 T-Mobile ETF: $200 Monthly Plan After That: $60
So $180 + $80 ($20 plan diff * 4) + $200 = $460
$460 $530
Yes that number is not exact since tax and fees on the more expensive plan will add to the total. Still, unless you REALLY want to use the N1 on EDGE, I don't see why you would buy it outright. |
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 pnh102Reptiles Are Cuddly And PrettyPremium join:2002-05-02 Mount Airy, MD | And of course if you do not pay the ETF, you got yourself a $530 for $180 as either way you pay for the plan. -- "Net Neutrality" zealots - the people you can thank for your capped Internet service. |
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 tiger72SexaT duorPPremium join:2001-03-28 Saint Louis, MO kudos:1 Reviews:
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| said by pnh102:And of course if you do not pay the ETF, you got yourself a $530 for $180 as either way you pay for the plan. except that with TMO, they have a cheaper unsubsidized rate plan.
Buy the phone outright: $60/mo talk/text/data - cancel anytime. Buy the phone with subsidy: $80/mo talk/text/data + 2 year contract. $20x24mo $480 extra over 2 years. -- "What makes us omniscient? Have we a record of omniscience? ...If we can't persuade nations with comparable values of the merit of our cause, we'd better reexamine our reasoning." -United States Secretary of Defense (1961-1968) Robert S. McNamara |
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