subsidized prices?

[amheck]

I'm guessing $199 for the S6 and $299 for the Edge. I'd love the edge to only be $50 more, but I don't think that's going to happen.

I've never paid $300 for a phone before.....this might be a first.

 

[mountainman]

I'm guessing $199 for the S6 and $299 for the Edge. I'd love the edge to only be $50 more, but I don't think that's going to happen.

I've never paid $300 for a phone before.....this might be a first.

Yeah I'm concerned to say the least....

 

[SpookDroid]

Are those the going rates for the S5 and Note Edge when they came out? I can't imagine they'd be that much different. And I'm sure they'll run promos and stuff.

 

[Rukbat]

Check the carrier's price and monthly charge against retail price and the monthly charge if you have your own phone. With AT&T, there's a $25/month difference. That's $600 over 2 years.

 

[SpookDroid]

Check the carrier's price and monthly charge against retail price and the monthly charge if you have your own phone. With AT&T, there's a $25/month difference. That's $600 over 2 years.

Plus whatever you pay up front.

 

[STEVESKI07]

I know with Verizon, you can do their "Edge" plan where you save $25/month per line if you have 3+ lines and if you pay the full retail price of the phone spaced out over 24 months. So basically you get the phone for no money down and then $29/month assuming a $700 retail price. Considering the fact that you're saving $25/month on the service, you're really only paying $4 per month for 24 months = $96. You pay less over the course of the 2 years and you also pay nothing down up front. Win/win.

Also, they will let you upgrade after 3/4 of the phone is paid off if you trade in the device. If you pay the device in full, you get to keep it. So you could essentially get a new phone ever 1.5 years if you wanted or you could keep your current phone and just pay $25 less.

This is based on a family play with 3+ lines. I think you only save $15/month if you have 1 or 2 lines, which would probably make it shift the other way in favor of the 2 year contract and subsidized pricing.

 

[Issemann]

I know with Verizon, you can do their "Edge" plan where you save $25/month per line if you have 3+ lines

T-Mobile changed the philosophy for all wireless carriers a few years ago. That subsidized phone you bought for $200 a few years back was never really discounted at all. The $500 you thought you saved was really hidden in the price of your wireless plan. The real problem was that after 2 years, your plan never went down!

Wireless companies followed T-Mobile's lead and changed their pricing structure. Now, they simply divide the $700 phone price into monthly installments. After the device is paid off, your bill goes back down. Simple.

 

[oscarnyc]

I know with Verizon, you can do their "Edge" plan where you save $25/month per line if you have 3+ lines and if you pay the full retail price of the phone spaced out over 24 months. So basically you get the phone for no money down and then $29/month assuming a $700 retail price. Considering the fact that you're saving $25/month on the service, you're really only paying $4 per month for 24 months = $96. You pay less over the course of the 2 years and you also pay nothing down up front. Win/win.

Also, they will let you upgrade after 3/4 of the phone is paid off if you trade in the device. If you pay the device in full, you get to keep it. So you could essentially get a new phone ever 1.5 years if you wanted or you could keep your current phone and just pay $25 less.

This is based on a family play with 3+ lines. I think you only save $15/month if you have 1 or 2 lines, which would probably make it shift the other way in favor of the 2 year contract and subsidized pricing.

It has nothing to do with the number of lines. It depends on the size of your data plan. I think for 6gb+ you get $25 off, for less than that you get $15 off.

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[STEVESKI07]

It has nothing to do with the number of lines. It depends on the size of your data plan. I think for 6gb+ you get $25 off, for less than that you get $15 off.

Posted via Android Central App

Thanks. I didn't know that. So even if everyone else decides to sign a 2 year contract on their lines and I'm the only one that decides to do the edge, then I'll still get $25 off? There's 6 of us, so the data plan will definitely always be over 6GB.

 

[lindseybp]

T-Mobile changed the philosophy for all wireless carriers a few years ago. That subsidized phone you bought for $200 a few years back was never really discounted at all. The $500 you thought you saved was really hidden in the price of your wireless plan. The real problem was that after 2 years, your plan never went down!

Wireless companies followed T-Mobile's lead and changed their pricing structure. Now, they simply divide the $700 phone price into monthly installments. After the device is paid off, your bill goes back down. Simple.

Exactly!

 

[ilordvader]

The S6 Edge 128gb now available in Dubai Aed 3800