As somebody pointed out, most companies are trying to get the last buck out of you they can. If you really do the math something like AT&T Next wil definitely cost you more money. You are basically leasing the phone and a lease will always be more expensive than buying something outright. I understand how people who opt for this choice are probably justifying it by saying "It might be a bit more, but not so much" and :"I have more options", but I think part of it is that companies make it pretty confusing so most people don't bother sitting down and really crunching the numbers. It just sounds good and it's like "Oh well, what's another $30 a month" if I don't have to make a $200 downpayment". The fact is that AT&T or whichever other company still basically owns your phone for the duration and has you by the short hairs. Unfortunately, in the US you can't even buy an iPhone from the Apple Store outright and unlocked on launch day as you can here in Canada, most European countries and Australia, New Zealand and so on. I guess the large carriers have too big of a lobby to allow that. I am with an MVNO owned by Telus which is one of the large carriers in Canada. I get fantastic coverage throughout the country and pay $50 Canadian a months. Of course I did pay about $1,000 for my iPhone 5S 64 Gb last year, but any other carrier where subsidies are offered would charge me about $30 a months more. That means over even just a one year period I would pay about $360 more, then if I add the $429 or whatever the Canadian price is for getting a 64 Gb phone on contract I am already at $800. I could probably get between $400 and $500 if I sold my unlocked 5S 64 Gb now so even if I did want to buy an iPhone 6 I would probably be better off by $200 to $300.
Regards, Sieghard owns your phone the AT&T when you crunch the numbers -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brandon A. Olivares Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2014 1:57 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: the 16 or the 64G? I've been debating between the AT&T Next or just getting a two-year contract. I think it pretty much equals out when all things are considered. On Sep 28, 2014, at 4:51 PM, Lois Butterfield <[email protected]> wrote: > There is no initial payment at all. > > In the past when upgrading, I have had to pay an activation fee as well. I had to pay the taxes on the phone, which I did with my trade-in gift card. That was it. > > Lois > > > > > Lois Butterfield, Certified Scentsy Consultant > http://loisbutterfield.scentsy.us > [email protected] > 407-276-4173 > Wonderful scents without the flame. > -----Original Message----- From: Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2014 3:22 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: the 16 or the 64G? > > OK, so I guess that just means you pay for the phone in one year with > additional payments instead of having a regular 2-year contract without > additional payments after which time the phone is also yours. > Do you then not pay $199, $299 or whatever the initial payment is at all? > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Lois Butterfield > Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2014 12:14 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: the 16 or the 64G? > > With the next plan from AT&T, you don't have to keep getting a new phone. > Once you have paid for your phone, your bill goes back to normal. That is > what I was told anyway, and is the reason I went with that plan for this > phone. > > Take care, > Lois > > > > > Lois Butterfield, Certified Scentsy Consultant > http://loisbutterfield.scentsy.us > [email protected] > 407-276-4173 > Wonderful scents without the flame. > -----Original Message----- From: Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2014 3:01 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: the 16 or the 64G? > > Plans like AT&T Next and whatever they are called from other carriers are > rip-offs and they are simply designed to lock people in to getting a new > phone every year and, of course, paying the premium price for it. > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Brent Harding > Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2014 11:18 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: the 16 or the 64G? > > I think it used to be $199, $299, and $399 on contract in the states for the > > 3 storage options. That $50 a month plan with Sprint looks worth jumping > back in and getting the 64 gig iPhone 6. The big question is whether to do > easy pay, or to do their rental thing for iPhone for Life. > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joanne Chua" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, September 26, 2014 9:42 PM > Subject: Re: the 16 or the 64G? > > > I think its an overall trend with smartphones. There are lots of > success Androy phone model, no longer give you te option of 32gb. They > either give you the 16gb or 64gb (discount Samsung). > > As far as why it is the case, i'm not sure. I thought it will make > more sense for apple to have 32gb, 64gb and 128gb. But who knows what > behind the brain of it. Maybe, we Apple might want to retain the 32gb > soully for iPads. > > On 27/09/2014, Ben Mustill-Rose <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> One thing that nobody has mentioned so far is that in the UK at least, >> the price for the 64GB 6 is the same as the 32GB 5S when it was >> released. I was a bit annoyed about having to go for the 64GB 6 at >> first, but when I found out that its price was inline with the >> previous 32GB price it didn't seem as bad. Personally I'd rather Apple >> introduced a cheaper 32GB model instead of simply dropping that >> capacity, but with the 6 pricing, your actually getting more storage >> for your money than you were before. >> >> Cheers, >> Ben. >> >> On 9/26/14, Pete Nalda <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Please get the 64gb! 16 is just too small! I could kick myself for not >>> saving up for the 64 gig model. So when I get my 6 plus, it'll be at >>> least >>> 64GB. YMMV. >>> >>> Egun On, Lagunak! (basque for G'day, Mates >>> Louie P (Pete) Nalda >>> MySpace.com/musikonalda >>> Facebook.com/lpnalda >>> Linkedin.com/in/lpnalda >>> Twitter: @lpnalda >>> >>>> On Sep 26, 2014, at 4:47 PM, Charles Rivard <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> I'd rather have too much space than not enough. If you can afford it, >>>> go >>>> for as much as you can get for the money. >>>> >>>> --- >>>> Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're >>>> finished, you! really! are! finished! >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: Pam Berman >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Sent: Friday, September 26, 2014 3:39 PM >>>> Subject: the 16 or the 64G? >>>> >>>> I'm convinced that I should upgrade my IPhone 4S to the 6 but should I >>>> go >>>> with the 16 or 64G? 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