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Old 09-12-2014, 10:30 AM  
DamianJ
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Originally Posted by Rochard View Post
I paid $99 for my Galaxy S5 a few months ago. I have a two year plan, but I've been with Verizon for ten years so that's not an issue.

We pay $220 a month for our three phones (Two Galaxy phones and one iPhone), and we have 10 shared gigs of data a month.

No way I'm paying $900 for a phone.
I guess you weren't good at math at school?

$220 x 24 = $5280.

Galaxy s5 unlocked = about 700 x 2 = $1400
iPhone unlocked = about $700

total phone cost $2100.

So you're playing $132 a month for that tiny amount of data and your calls.

You're being raped.

And paying way over the odds. Essentially, the carrier is lending you the money to buy the $700 phones and charging you hefty interest.

In the UK, I pay $20 a month for a sim with unlimited data, minutes and texts. I buy my phone unlocked and have no 2 year bullshit contract. When I want a new phone, I sell my current one for a few hundred, and get the new one.
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