Is Apple iPhone 3G really half the price?
Posted 24 July 2008, 13:49 in Personal Finance Leave a Comment
I often agree with Apple commercials. In their “I’m a Mac. I’m a PC.” commercials, I agree that PCs have more viruses and a lot of problems. After years of using Windows and finally making the switch to the Mac platform, I should know. However, in their recent iPhone 3G commercials, I totally disagree with their message. It is not half the price.
“Everyone” commercial transcript:
Some people will like surfing the web twice as fast.
Some people will like downloading stuff twice as fast.
Some people will like finding their way twice as fast.
But pretty much everyone will like paying half the price.
True, the cost of the actual phone is half the price, but it is because the new iPhone 3G is subsidized by AT&T. And don’t think AT&T is doing you a favor. They have worked the subsidy back into the iPhone 3G contract, which means you will be paying them back the subsidy and then some.
To summarize the new iPhone 3G plan: you will have to pay $30/month for its data plan compared to the original iPhone data plan of $20/month and pay an additional $5/month for 250 SMS text messages (250 text messages are included on the original iPhone plan).
Please be informed before purchasing on the basis of their advertisement because it is not entirely true. The additional monthly fees will more than make up for the half that you thought you were going to save.
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