Re:Microsoft Surface Pro 4 Review
by rchaud on Wednesday October 21, 2015 @12:47PM
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I don't know if that's true. The first few iPhones were very expensive unlocked and on contract, required signing up for a $70-$100/month phone plan, which was close to double what dumbphone users were paying. The iPod Nano, iPod Touch and iPod Classic saw updated versions each year, slowing down only once iPhones and Androids became mainstream and replaced dedicated music players.
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The original iPhone was 400$ without contract (it was locked to AT&T though). However, it could be jail broken by simply going on a website using the built in browser. Unlocking it wasn't much more complicated too (within the launch week, you could unlock it with a turbo sim, and couple months later software unlock were released).
Re:Microsoft Surface Pro 4 Review
by 2muchcoffeeman on Wednesday October 21, 2015 @06:59PM
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I got an iPhone 3G in AU on a 2 year $40AUD/Month contract.
At the time, this was almost half what I would have paid pre-iPhone. Before the iPhone, I would have had to get a normal contract, plus a data add-on. Monthly cost was close to $80AUD.
Didn't a similar bundling of services at relatively lower costs happen in the US?
Still more expensive than call and text only, but still not that expensive.