 cdruGo ColtsPremium,MVM
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Fort Wayne, IN
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Re: I don't like the mandatory data plan, but... said by Lone Wolf:Even funnier than the math game with data plans is the math game with subsidized phones. People are paying up to $1600 for a $400 phone because they bought a subsidized phone for $1 ( or so they thought).
Can you give an example, please? |
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 Lone WolfIndependent Voter, Buy Gold and GunsPremium
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| said by cdru:said by Lone Wolf:Even funnier than the math game with data plans is the math game with subsidized phones. People are paying up to $1600 for a $400 phone because they bought a subsidized phone for $1 ( or so they thought).
Can you give an example, please? Here's a quick example.
»Does Anybody Ever Look At What They're Buying?
I just went to the verizon site and entered all of the info to purchase the 16gb Siii with 2gb data and unlimited talk/text.
It came to $200 for the phone and $120 monthly for the service.
Now comes the fun!
120 month x 24 months = $2880 add $200 for the phone and you have spent $3080 plus taxes and other fees for 2 years for cell phone and service.
I can buy the phone outright anywhere for around $600 without a service plan. Personally I would only buy a GSM phone (worldwide) rather than the CDMA model (US only). Then I would buy an unlimited everything service plan from an MVNO for between $40 to $60 monthly.
$50 month x 24 months = $1200 plus $600 for the phone and I will have spent $1800 (no taxes or anything else added) for 2 years for cell phone and service. |
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cdruGo ColtsPremium,MVM
join:2003-05-14
Fort Wayne, IN
kudos:7 | said by Lone Wolf:said by cdru:said by Lone Wolf:Even funnier than the math game with data plans is the math game with subsidized phones. People are paying up to $1600 for a $400 phone because they bought a subsidized phone for $1 ( or so they thought).
Can you give an example, please? Here's a quick example. » Does Anybody Ever Look At What They're Buying? But that example is not what you said. You said they are paying $400 for a phone, but then you use a $600 phone as an example.
Your plan pricing might have been correct when you posted your message, but 2GB data+unlimited voice on Verizon is now $100+taxes/fees.
Your $40-60 MVNO plan doesn't include LTE data as Verizon's does. And depending on which MVNO you go with, you may be stuck with just 3g speeds, not even HSPA+.
Also depending on which MVNO, data or voice coverage may be less then what a MNO's coverage is, due to the MVNO not having the same roaming agreements or favoring one network over one that has a better signal at a location.
Going with a carrier directly isn't a requirement for everyone. But a MVNO doesn't meet everyone's requirements either. Just saying people are paying $1600 for a phone is a little bit of a characterization of the situation. |
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