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   From: jgoldie247@btinternet.com   
      
   Frank Frank wrote:   
   > Seth wrote:   
   >> "jill"  wrote in message   
   >> news:o5GdncHpNdzVKnXXnZ2dnUVZ_tKdnZ2d@giganews.com...   
   >>> In article ,   
   >>> Frank Frank   wrote:   
   >>>> jill wrote:   
   >>>>> In article ,   
   >>>>> Frank Frank   wrote:   
   >>>>>> You're joking. The price I've seen advertised is $600 WITH a long   
   >>>>>> locked-in contract with AT&T.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> I'm in the US and have AT&T. About two/three weeks ago I looked at   
   >>>>> the iphone and it would have cost me $150 after rebates and deals and   
   >>>>> the like.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> The key phrase here being "after rebates and deals and the like", and   
   >>>> rebates can be trusted about as much as lawyers, politicians, and   
   >>>> ex-wives can.   
   >>>   
   >>> Fair enough. It was about $250-$300 _before_ all the deals were added   
   >>> on. I've done this sort of thing with AT&T before and they have always   
   >>> come through with the rebates, eventually. Of course they aren't   
   >>> 'cash in your pocket' rebates but a reduction in my cell bill.   
   >>>   
   >>> Are there different levels of iphone? Could the one I looked at have   
   >>> been a cheaper version?   
   >>   
   >> Currently in the US, you can have an iPhone for $99 out the door, no   
   >> rebates, but requires contract.   
   >   
   > That can't be. The price I definitely saw quoted was six times that.   
      
      
   Well, yeah, if you don't shop around you can get ripped off for   
   anything.  For example the Polaroid "Pogo" printer (mini printer   
   connects to your mobile phone by Bluetooth and prints off your phone   
   photos.  it's portable and fits in the average pocket) - used to be   
   over a hundred quid, some shops are now selling it for 25 quid - but   
   you can get it for as little as 15 quid. ........... but some of the   
   computer stores and phone shops (ie those marketing themselves to the   
   non-tech savvy, non-geek) are still trying to get almost 100 quid.   
      
      
      
      
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