I've always felt that the U.S. cell phone carriers have been ripping us off for years, especially when it comes to texting plans (don't even get me started), and this just adds fuel to the fire. Vodafone UK accidentally posted their upcoming iPhone 4 plan details a little early (only to be taken down), and I think I almost cried. Before I joined a family plan, I used to pay about $86 for an iPhone that had 450 minutes, 200 texts, and "unlimited" data. This was after I paid $199 for the iPhone.
To be fair, AT&T just started offering a $15 data plan for the iPhone that provides you 200Mb of data. So that $86 would drop to $71. Also, AT&T includes free night & weekend minutes, which it appears that the above plans do not. However, I personally rarely use more than 300 minutes total in a month, so the free night & weekends means nothing to me.
With that being said, as you can see above, the 600 minute plan for roughly $52/month and a purchase price of $131, blows AT&T out of the water. For $19 less a month you get more minutes, unlimited texting, 5x the data, and a cheaper phone price.
For us Americans, we have some hope with T-Mobile and Sprint offering cheaper plans. However, they can lack sufficient coverage and/or quality phones. But hey, at least when you sign up with AT&T you get a complimentary punch in the face for your extra hard-earned dollars.
No comments:
Post a Comment