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Sadly, the extra 200$ is a fair price. They recoup that money over the course of your contract... Perhaps they could prorate the discount for the amount of tim
by haseman 17y ago
Sadly, the extra 200$ is a fair price. They recoup that money over the course of your contract... Perhaps they could prorate the discount for the amount of time you're through your term?
Further, the only reason they were able to offer the discounted price when shifting from 2g to 3g was the additional 10$ a month they made off the new data plan. For the 3gs, they'll actually lose money on upgrading customers because their bandwidth costs go up.
- dbul 17y agoI wonder why they don't just have a 3-year contract? Update: Looks like others have suggested this. http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2009/06/10/sign-3year-att-contract-iphone-3g-199299-subsidy-pricing/ http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2009/06/10/sign-3year-att-contr...
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- mlinsey 17y agoEither that, or append an additional two years to the end of your current commitment? (Why are most cell phone contracts two years long anyway?) Of course, with a new iPhone every year, continuing to follow such a policy could leave some die-hard fans with commitments lasting decades...
- mattmaroon 17y agoI'm guessing most contracts are two years long because that's the most Americans will generally sign. People expect they'll want a new phone in that time (at the longest) and maybe want to switch carriers.
- haseman 17y ago...another year older and deeper in ...contract?