Call AT&T for the Best iPhone Upgrade Price

Paul Chernoff wrote:
> The $99 iPhone is actually more expensive than the $200 iPod Touch. In
> the case of the iPhone you are making a down payment of $99 and then
> making payments to AT&T for the length of your contract (actually
> longer if you don't replace the iPhone after 2 years).
>
> This is why I bought an iPod Touch instead of an iPhone. I can't
> afford the iPhone.

What's sad is that there are supposedly smart folks out there who don't see this obvious point. I could start a rant about what we teach in schools (like basic finance) but that is off topic here (no much) and would quickly turn into a war. :(

David

On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 5:12 AM, David Ross<drdavidrossconsultant.com> wrote:
> Paul Chernoff wrote:
>>
>> The $99 iPhone is actually more expensive than the $200 iPod Touch. In
>> the case of the iPhone you are making a down payment of $99 and then
>> making payments to AT&T for the length of your contract (actually
>> longer if you don't replace the iPhone after 2 years).
>>
>> This is why I bought an iPod Touch instead of an iPhone. I can't
>> afford the iPhone.
>
> What's sad is that there are supposedly smart folks out there who don't see
> this obvious point. I could start a rant about what we teach in schools
> (like basic finance) but that is off topic here (no much) and would quickly
> turn into a war. :(

The point is slightly misleading though, for the simple reason that
for most of us, we're going to be paying a monthly cell phone bill
whether or not it's for an iPhone, and more & more people are opting
for smartphones with data plans as well.

So from that point of view, the additional cost of an iPhone may be
partly or wholly a wash.


--
Chris Devers

On 6/21/09 4:08 AM, "Chris Devers" <chris.deversgmail.com> wrote:

> The point is slightly misleading though, for the simple reason that
> for most of us, we're going to be paying a monthly cell phone bill
> whether or not it's for an iPhone, and more & more people are opting
> for smartphones with data plans as well.
>
> So from that point of view, the additional cost of an iPhone may be
> partly or wholly a wash.

Yep. I need a family plan and unlimited data for all but one of those
phones. So the cell plan costs are a given, and at least between AT&T and
Sprint, the difference was a wash for me.

--
John C. Welch