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FWIW, most people don't even realize that phone contracts exist to subsidize the handsets. Most of the time, when I explain to someone that contract cancellati
by mcantor 17y ago
FWIW, most people don't even realize that phone contracts exist to subsidize the handsets. Most of the time, when I explain to someone that contract cancellation fees are basically just the phone company saying, "Well, can you pay us the rest of the money for the phone we gave you," their consumer ire abates somewhat and is replaced with a contemplative, "Oh."
- smokinn 17y agoThey don't realize it because the rates are the same whether you get a free phone or not. If you buy your phone you'll be paying the same monthly fee as some other person who got his for free.
- oostevo 17y agoThat's not true of T-Mobile, Google's provider of choice: The plans that subsidize their phones start from $60 a month for unlimited, and the unlimited plans that don't subsidize phones start from $50 a month. This may, of course, vary from provider to provider. I'm only familiar with T-Mobile. http://www.t-mobile.com/Shop/Plans/Cell-Phone-Plans-Overview.aspx http://www.t-mobile.com/Shop/Plans/Cell-Phone-Plans-Overview...
- Goronmon 17y agoIsn't that a fairly new development for T-Mobile though?