iPhone X all the fuss about iPhone prices...

[off3nc3]

When people will start voting with their wallets they will be forced to lower these prices. Until then this trend will continue on a yearly basis more or less.

But seeing as this practice is further boosted by monthly payment loans and banks providing assistance on buying these uber expensive devices the only thing that will save us is another big financial meltdown.

 

[44267547]

When people will start voting with their wallets they will be forced to lower these prices. Until then this trend will continue on a yearly basis more or less.

But seeing as this practice is further boosted by monthly payment loans and banks providing assistance on buying these uber expensive devices the only thing that will save us is another big financial meltdown.

As Long as carriers are making it simplistic to make the monthly payments, Apple will continue to make expensive phones. Look at the marketing that Apple provides for the iPhone and then how carriers market how to pay the device off ‘easily’ with monthly installed payments, that’s why consumers will continue to upgrade, because they justify the price point By the monthly payment, not the phone as a whole unit price.

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

As Long as carriers are making it simplistic to make the monthly payments, Apple will continue to make expensive phones. Look at the marketing that Apple provides for the iPhone and then how carriers market how to pay the device off ‘easily’ with monthly installed payments, that’s why consumers will continue to upgrade, because they justify the price point By the monthly payment, not the phone as a whole unit price.

The new three year contracts are interesting as if they get popular then the carriers win big time in the short term but it increases the amount of people who will be prevented from upgrading as often. There is a lot of marketing in my country with tag lines like; ‘get the iPhone XS from just £35p/m’... Then in the small print it says; ‘36 month minimum term’.

 

[44267547]

The new three year contracts are interesting as if they get popular then the carriers win big time in the short term but it increases the amount of people who will be prevented from upgrading as often. There is a lot of marketing in my country with tag lines like; ‘get the iPhone XS from just £35p/m’... Then in the small print it says; ‘36 month minimum term’.

That’s similar to how it is in the states, when you upgrade your phone with certain carriers, consumers see the monthly payment, but there’s also the activation fee upgrade, taxes on the phone, which can quickly add up as well for an additional $150.00 that has to be paid.

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

That’s similar to how it is in the states, when you upgrade your phone with certain carriers, consumers see the monthly payment, but there’s also the activation fee upgrade, taxes on the phone, which can quickly add up as well for an additional $150.00 that has to be paid.

Ah we don’t get an activation fee thank god. You often pay a fee upfront towards the handset and then a monthly tariff which has VAT included. They have to advertise the total cost of the contract clearly so at least we can’t get caught out.

 

[44267547]

Ah we don’t get an activation fee thank god. You often pay a fee upfront towards the handset and then a monthly tariff which has VAT included. They have to advertise the total cost of the contract clearly so at least we can’t get caught out.

Its borderline ridiculous, some carriers want to charge you $30 just to activate your phone, and it’s significantly increased a lot over the last two years, it used to be $10 to activate a line, then it went to $20, now it’s $30. It’s corporations try to make as much money as they possibly can. I mean, what does this ‘activation fee’ actually even cover and why does it cost $30? And why does it continually keep uprising? Those are all questions consumer should be asking in situations like this.

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

Its borderline ridiculous, some carriers want to charge you $30 just to activate your phone, and it’s significantly increased a lot over the last two years, it used to be $10 to activate a line, then it went to $20, now it’s $30. It’s corporations try to make as much money as they possibly can. I mean, what does this ‘activation fee’ actually even cover and why does it cost $30? And why does it continually keep uprising? Those are all questions consumer should be asking in situations like this.

That sounds like some kind of admin fee designed simply to take the piss. Carriers here would probably try the same thing if they could but Ofcom would likely ask for proof of need and scrap it. They probably just add it to the handset price here to disguise it.

 

[Damon2]

Even if I’m not paying full price upfront, I don’t fancy paying £60/£70 + for a phone.

 

[IdentityCrisis]

I agree with you... we do the 24 Month thing with ATT, pay off half and upgrade, with trade in. It’s a better deal. We did skip 6s I think, also.

Basically what I am doing but the 30 month. $48 a month, and I will either pay it off over time, or just keep paying it till I am ready to upgrade then fork some money down on it. I bought my Note 9 outright, so I have it and my Galaxy watch refund coming back $1600 bucks. I can either use that to pay off the iPhone Xs MAx 512, or just pay the monthly, and buy myself the new watch and possibly get my mom the new Alum watch from her s1 as a birthday gift.