Comments on: Lower iPhone pricing just doesn’t make sense for me or Apple!

By: 33% God

33% God — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:27:30 +0000

You’ve hit the nail on the head with this one. It’s not the iPhone price but the data plan that keeps me from buying it. My blackberry costs me less and has it’s own network for messaging, costing nothing in the process. Apple has a great business model when it comes to cashing in on data transfers and apps. Nothing wrong with that but I’ve decided to vote with my wallet and not give anymore money to Apple.

By: Dennis

Dennis — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:27:43 +0000

Here in The Netherlands it’s not the monthly plan which is a problem (you can get a Iphone with a 2 year contract and pay only €29,95 per month which is reasonable I think). I find the problem here that they, like in the US, only use one carrier (T-Mobile) and since I got a business phone and the comany is forced to use Vodafone we will never make the switch to T-Mobile, and being able to get a business Iphone.

By: greg

greg — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:10:18 +0000

No, you’re not alone thinking the phone cost is not really the issue. Especially because if you shop wisely, you can eliminate that problem. I paid $50 for my 16gb 3GS as a refurb with no activation fee when I finally took the plunge in December.

I suspect you won’t see a Touch with a mobile plan like the iPad because they know it would cannibalize their iPhone sales.

I had a Touch that I used for 18 months before I took the iPhone plunge. I use the iPhone 1000% more for the non-phone/music player stuff than I ever used the Touch. Constant internet connection makes all the difference.

I justified it by telling myself I needed to work 1 hour a month more to cover the difference in cost. And corporate discounts at least cover all of the crazy fees and a little more (15% from my company).