What is the Cost of Buying and Maintaining an iPhone these Days?

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  1. Brazilian Rider

    Brazilian Rider Well-Known Member

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    I probably spelled Maintaining wrong but it doesn't matter. I'm tired of all my friends having iPhones and me having and iPod Touch and not being able to download things on the fly. My question now is: How much does an iPhone 3G cost, the cost of the plan and the cost of a good case/ screen saver?

    Thank you so much!
     
  2. GatorDeb

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    $200 + $75 a month for 200 texts, $100 a month for unlimited texts.
     
  3. Kamazar

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    $100 a month for unlimited texts?! Verizon's like $60 for unlimited messaging.
     
  4. GatorDeb

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    #4 GatorDeb, May 31, 2009
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    I pay $30 a month with Sprint for:

    500 anytime minutes
    unlimited nights/weekends
    7p-7a nights
    unlimited mobile to mobile
    unlimited web
    unlimited texts

    You can't have an iPhone with Verizon nor Sprint, however :p
     
  5. Eli

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    You also have a plan that has been impossible to get for a few years locked to a small lineup of phones.
     
  6. GatorDeb

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    #6 GatorDeb, May 31, 2009
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    Party Pooper :p


    First you start with minutes:

    Nation Unlimited $99.99/month Nation
    1350 w/Rollover® Minutes $79.99/month
    Nation 900 w/Rollover® Minutes $59.99/month
    Nation 450 w/Rollover® Minutes $39.99/month

    Then you add text:

    iPhone Text Messaging Unlimited $20.00/month
    iPhone Text Messaging 1500 $15.00/month
    iPhone Text Messaging 200 $5.00/month
    None - $0.20 per message

    And of course mandatory data plan:
    Feature
    Please note: Data plan for iPhone is required for the life of your iPhone service and cannot be removed in the future.
    Data Plan for iPhone
    $30.00/month

    So the cheapest is $40 + $5 + $30 (I assume EVERYBODY who visits this board texts :p) or $75 for 200 texts and 450 mins.

    Unlimited everything is $150 a month :eek: That's almost as much as my car payment!

    $70 a month if you want to mess around with those apps that let you text through another company i.e. Google.
     
  7. CDubby94

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    You can get phones for dirt cheap or even have the carrier pay you to get the phone when you renew your contract. It's pretty sweet.

    If you don't have SERO, I believe I pay 20 bucks a month for unlimited texts and nights starting at 6.

    Wirefly doesn't have a deal on the iPhone though.
     
  8. Zincous

    Zincous Well-Known Member

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    Family plan is the key on AT&T :p

    My monthly bill is $30 for my iphone, but the main phone on the account is like $100. But still....

    And if AT&T lowers iphone plans by the rumored $10 :rolleyes: I'll be at $20 a month lol.
     
  9. yourofl10

    yourofl10 Well-Known Member

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    I'm on my mom and dad's family share plan through AT&T is there a way I can have a iphone on the plan instead of my LG Shine? If so would I just switch sim cards or what??
     

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