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ken0042 · 09-13-2014, 05:53 PM

I thought they were already doing this. When I was helping my uncle get a phone last year, he had to go to a $70 plan. It must have been about a year ago, because I remember telling him he should wait a few weeks for the iPhone 5s. Now that I think about it, it must have been because he also called me when iOS updated to 7 on him.

This is also why I am buying my iPhone 6 from the Apple store instead of going with Bell for the upgrade. (Even though Bell has told me I am eligible to upgrade.) My plan right now is $50 for 6 Gb of data, unlimited text, evenings, and 250 minutes. There's no way I'm going to get that for under $100 any more. Even if it was $70, those $20 per month adds up to $480 of the $500 subsidy over 2 years. Plus I get an unlocked phone out of it as well.

It seems obvious to me that if the phone companies are subsidising phone over a shorter period of time, the cost per month has to go up to cover the cost of the phone.

09-13-2014, 05:53 PM	#8
ken0042 Playboy Mansion Poolboy Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Close enough to make a beer run during a TV timeout Exp:	I thought they were already doing this. When I was helping my uncle get a phone last year, he had to go to a $70 plan. It must have been about a year ago, because I remember telling him he should wait a few weeks for the iPhone 5s. Now that I think about it, it must have been because he also called me when iOS updated to 7 on him. This is also why I am buying my iPhone 6 from the Apple store instead of going with Bell for the upgrade. (Even though Bell has told me I am eligible to upgrade.) My plan right now is $50 for 6 Gb of data, unlimited text, evenings, and 250 minutes. There's no way I'm going to get that for under $100 any more. Even if it was $70, those $20 per month adds up to $480 of the $500 subsidy over 2 years. Plus I get an unlocked phone out of it as well. It seems obvious to me that if the phone companies are subsidising phone over a shorter period of time, the cost per month has to go up to cover the cost of the phone.