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Re:Stop Calling it a $600 Phone by ruswick on Friday August 17, 2012 @09:13PM (#4399760)
No. The price of mobile service is the same for both subsidized and unsubsidized users.

When you buy a subsidized phone, you don't redistribute the cost. You eliminate part of the cost and in return forfeit a number of freedoms to your carrier.

Re:Stop Calling it a $600 Phone by ezesolares on Saturday August 18, 2012 @12:21PM (#4401487)
And then, you save it by getting a prepaid plan.