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Originally Posted by fundmark19
Now that if we renew my contract I lose my 6 gig data plan (which is up for renewal now) I am not willing to renew it and lose the plan and get her the 5c. We are stuck waiting for her plan to renew or for the used marked to get flooded after next years event.
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That's why I think Apple missed the mark. And it could very well just be a Canadian thing with our new 2 year contracts. A lot of people are going to have a plan that's well below the $70 minimum and works for them. They are going to look at that price and consider no-contract.
So some quick math; let's say the person is paying $50 now and would have to pay $70 to get a subsidized phone. $20 times 24 months is $480. So by going on a contract I only save $20 over the next 2 years, and lose the flexibility to roam or switch carriers. So the person considers outright buying the $700 iPhone, and then sees they can get a different phone with similar features for $300-400.
So it isn't
just that I am a cheap SOB and think that Apple should just charge me less; there is actually a reason behind it. And just a couple of weeks ago I helped my uncle buy a phone, and we had looked at a $60 plan for him. He ended up getting extra data to bring it up to $70; but we did consider the extra $240 that was likely going to waste. My uncle is not tech-savvy; so it isn't just the people in this thread who would work out the math.