He wouldn`t be getting a discount on the plan, as he still has 2 years left on the existing contract. However he could pay the $50 to unlock the phone, sell the iPhone 5 for $300 (guessing as to the value), and then be $250 up on buying a new phone. So it would only cost him $500 instead of $750.
That`s the thing- phones are worth more than the $200 you pay up front. Having 2 years left on an iPhone 5 contract means he either got a discount to buy it right before the 5s came out; and/or knew the 5s was coming out soon and needed to have the phone now.
Don't get me wrong, I bought my 3GS about a month before the 4 came out. We also got one for my wife within days of the 4 coming out. However we did that because the super cheap plan we got was coming to an end; before the 4 was to come out.
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