I still say this is just a blatant means of extorting the clients. What is so hard in just unlocking the phone when one is leaving the country so that he can use the SIMs sold in the next country where the client is venturing. With the already exorbitant price of the phone and the plan, $25 more or $60 is just ridiculous. I mean are people really serious about paying that amount. WOW, all that money a month for just a phone? gimme a break
You and I have the same point exactly, but, I think THE BIGGER PROBLEM is that consumer culture jumps to buy devices like this without EVER considering the fact that maybe, just maybe $600 for a cellphone and $50 a month for a plan just might be TOO MUCH.
Yes many professionals make $80,000~100,000 (OR MUCH MUCH MORE) but these phones are digital TOYS and targeted at an age demographic that on average cannot afford a device like this.
True Professionals are more likely to have Blackberry's, Treo's or other smartphones not focused on digital media. funny thing is, if you are a computer teacher in a public school or work for apple, you get Iphones almost free (at the expensse of the taxpayers in many cases). Many proffessionals with this phone don't even have to pay for it.
....... calls the Time Magazine Invention of the Year an effin' toy. The iPhone toy beat out an Anti-Matter Converter and a ten-kiloton yield hand-held nuclear device. That iPhone toy is one damn impressive handset.
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I still say this is just a blatant means of extorting the clients. What is so hard in just unlocking the phone when one is leaving the country so that he can use the SIMs sold in the next country where the client is venturing. With the already exorbitant price of the phone and the plan, $25 more or $60 is just ridiculous. I mean are people really serious about paying that amount. WOW, all that money a month for just a phone? gimme a break
You and I have the same point exactly, but, I think THE BIGGER PROBLEM is that consumer culture jumps to buy devices like this without EVER considering the fact that maybe, just maybe $600 for a cellphone and $50 a month for a plan just might be TOO MUCH.
Yes many professionals make $80,000~100,000 (OR MUCH MUCH MORE) but these phones are digital TOYS and targeted at an age demographic that on average cannot afford a device like this.
True Professionals are more likely to have Blackberry's, Treo's or other smartphones not focused on digital media. funny thing is, if you are a computer teacher in a public school or work for apple, you get Iphones almost free (at the expensse of the taxpayers in many cases).
Many proffessionals with this phone don't even have to pay for it.
I think that the iPhone is too overpriced. A cell phone is usually 250.00 or less and not $499. Who would want to buy an overpriced phone.
Um, both of you are wrong on your facts there. The iPhone is $399, not $499 or $600.
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....... calls the Time Magazine Invention of the Year an effin' toy. The iPhone toy beat out an Anti-Matter Converter and a ten-kiloton yield hand-held nuclear device. That iPhone toy is one damn impressive handset.