>>I don't think technology has gotten cheap enough in that span of time for even a $4 dumb phone now. You underestimate how far we have come, here is $30 phone

>>I don't think technology has gotten cheap enough in that span of time for even a $4 dumb phone now. You underestimate how far we have come, here is $30 phone : http://www.walmart.com/ip/44465710 http://www.walmart.com/ip/44465710 You won't be getting this for $4 next year. The margin of profit is already so small, no body is going build phones and sell them for profits of a chewing gum. But you can bet a $100 phone will be available for $30 very soon.