iPhone costs 2k

[ccspark120]

most ppeople don't realize this by the new iPhone three g does over two thousand dollarsof damage to your wallet =-0 with the costs of the three g neywork and such. Personally, I would rather buy a touch............oh wait I did=-)

[YES!!ZL!!!]

So you must have gotten your cell phone for free and get free service. That's really cool, but I'd still rather have both functions in one for the convenience if nothing else and never worry about being without one. But that's just me.

[arn]

Originally Posted by ccspark120

most ppeople don't realize this by the new iPhone three g does over two thousand dollarsof damage to your wallet =-0 with the costs of the three g neywork and such. Personally, I would rather buy a touch............oh wait I did=-)

I think everyone is well aware of this.

arn

[Mchart]

Originally Posted by ccspark120

most ppeople don't realize this by the new iPhone three g does over two thousand dollarsof damage to your wallet =-0 with the costs of the three g neywork and such. Personally, I would rather buy a touch............oh wait I did=-)

As stated, I think everyone knows this. However, any other cell phone I had cost about the same amount. I was on sprint with a centro (which cost me $300) and 60 dollars a month for 450 minutes + unlimited data. With AT&T and the iPhone it cost me only $200 for the phone itself, and i'm only paying $65 a month for 450 minutes + unlimited data.

Really not a big difference there bud. If I would have bought a touch instead, I would have paid $200 for the touch, and continue paying for the Centro (Instead of selling it for $100 on eBay) on Sprint. That would have not saved me much money.

You should think things through before you post.

[ccspark120]

Originally Posted by Mchart

As stated, I think everyone knows this. However, any other cell phone I had cost about the same amount. I was on sprint with a centro (which cost me $300) and 60 dollars a month for 450 minutes + unlimited data. With AT&T and the iPhone it cost me only $200 for the phone itself, and i'm only paying $65 a month for 450 minutes + unlimited data.

Really not a big difference there bud. If I would have bought a touch instead, I would have paid $200 for the touch, and continue paying for the Centro (Instead of selling it for $100 on eBay) on Sprint. That would have not saved me much money.

You should think things through before you post.

ok I did think it through, I was thinking of the average 13-14 year old who says "mommy I want an iPhone" but has no real concept of the plan and the costs, I represent the people who have a normal cellphone(comes with plan) but wants a data organizer like an iPhone/itouch I get my phone for 10$ a month by the way so maybe I'm just old fashioned like that!and even though I slightly disagree with arn I think he made the point fair enough. So I think maybe you should think about other people before YOU post; gosh does everyone gotta make problems?

[mavis]

Originally Posted by ccspark120

So I think maybe you should think about other people before YOU post; gosh does everyone gotta make problems?

Funny, because I think you should think about other people before you post.

$2000 for the iPhone? I wish!!! I'm on a 26 month contract, at $90 per month, not including ANY calling allowance to other carrier's phones, landlines, or evenings/weekends. So that's $2,340 PLUS calling time (billed at $0.40/minute!) PLUS the $500 I spent on my ETF. You do the math.

And yet, you don't see me complaining about the cost. Why? Because I bought the iPhone knowing full well how much it would cost. I bought it because it was worth it to me. If you think the iPhone is overpriced, I'd suggest voting with your dollars - don't buy one. It's really quite simple.

[ccspark120]

Originally Posted by mavis

Funny, because I think you should think about other people before you post.

$2000 for the iPhone? I wish!!! I'm on a 26 month contract, at $90 per month, not including ANY calling allowance to other carrier's phones, landlines, or evenings/weekends. So that's $2,340 PLUS calling time (billed at $0.40/minute!) PLUS the $500 I spent on my ETF. You do the math.

And yet, you don't see me complaining about the cost. Why? Because I bought the iPhone knowing full well how much it would cost. I bought it because it was worth it to me. If you think the iPhone is overpriced, I'd suggest voting with your dollars - don't buy one. It's really quite simple.

I was not telling you not or not to buy it I was just trying to inform the UNincormed people whomight visit this thread, to think about it before asking their parents for it blindly. I'm not looking for any trouble I just want to help,
and please nobody respond with something dumb like "well don't", and also I just checked and 4 members were active and 38 were guests who probably don't know thesethings as well as we do, like I didn't know how to take a screenshot before I saw it on a thread and that was "commen knowledge"!

[ReformatPlanet]

Try to keep this nonsense to a minimum. I enjoy frequenting this site to read discussions that are on topic and free of flame-wars. I think it's pretty fair to think that anyone who comes here must have knowledge of the monetary commitment involved in having an iphone, since they most likely have one already. If your only just now figuring out that it's expensive, well, i hope you enjoyed your stay at that rock on Mars you've been under.

[ccspark120]

Originally Posted by ReformatPlanet

Try to keep this nonsense to a minimum. I enjoy frequenting this site to read discussions that are on topic and free of flame-wars. I think it's pretty fair to think that anyone who comes here must have knowledge of the monetary commitment involved in having an iphone, since they most likely have one already. If your only just now figuring out that it's expensive, well, i hope you enjoyed your stay at that rock on Mars you've been under.

Yeah well I guess that you are right but I have known how much they cost since I just started getting getting intrested in getting my firs iPod (few months ago) but the truth is that I don't like flame wars rather so I am politely asking arn or blakespot to please close this thread......I guess it WOULD be nice to have a little tiny bit of positive reinforcement but...ok done whining thanks for posting on my thread every body and like I said please close the thread!

[ReformatPlanet]

Just think about phrasing you statements a bit more diplomatically and people may be more inclined to actually discuss something instead of getting frustrated. This is by large a very helpful community, and i'm sure many people would be happy to discuss billing rates and fee management if your on the fence about making a commitment to the iphone.

As Mchart stated, cell phone billing rates are all over the place, and the iphone is hardly that serious of an offender when you consider the amount of functionality and options it offers. I have two iphones (Edge+3g) on a family plan with a small texting package and my bill is only 130 a month. Considering the fact my phone never leaves my side and offers useful applications for most any situation, i think thats a fair price to pay.