The new phone is not free, and you still have to pay for service.
So you buy an unlocked most likely used phone, and still... pay for a monthly service or buy minutes?
What the difference?
Since we are talking about the iPhone 6. Please tell me how much does an unlocked iPhone 6 cost right now? Then please tell me how much does it cost to activate the service and pay whatever your monthly rate is right now?
Right now I’m looking at $31.25 a month for 24 months and a total of $750 over 2 years. I don’t think that’s bad.
However, you are saying the iPhone 6 unlocked is cheaper when you buy it and go activate it and set up a monthly bill with a carrier?
Please elaborate. Thanks.
The new phone is unlocked. That’s how it comes from Apple when you walk into the Apple Store and pay for it. You are getting a locked phone because you are buying through AT&T.
I travel extensively and use local SIMs wherever I go. In the US my average usage is $30 a month. The current price for an iPhone 6 is $700 and up, depending on options. That’s why I wanted to know where you got a price that was so low.
Yes, it is cheaper. Do the math. You are paying $750 towards the phone itself, and a very high $115/month phone bill on top of that. If you went with a $45 SIM from Straight Talk, Virgin, or somebody like that, you would save $840 on service alone during the course of the first year—enough to pay for the phone.
Basically, because you are using AT&T, you are paying for three iPhones instead of one.