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From: candid@dontbother.invalid
Jette Goldie wrote:
> 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. ...........
Well, you can always get *used* things cheaper than the price of a shiny
new one.
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