Conina on 26 September 2015
| Dr.Henry_Killinger said: My point exactly. People are saying, oh why don't Sony just pull a Nintendo with their handhelds. Not to mention price subsidies in smartphones. No gawd damned chance. |
These "free phones" are mostly for people who can't calculate. These subsidies are just hidden follow-up costs.
I bought my smartphone 2 years ago for 300 € and have to pay 3€ per month for internet flat (it gets slower after a few 100 MB, but I'm patient) and telephone calls (free to all home lines in my country and free to other cell phones in the same mobile net)... so ~400 € in 2 years (300 + 24x3 + a few phone calls in other mobile nets).
Most people I know with "purchase plans" have to pay 30 - 60 € per month... so 720 - 1440 € in 2 years.
