[Electronics-talk] Data plans

[Christopher Chaltain]

I really don't think it's anyone's business what someone spends on a 
cell phone or a data plan, whether they're on a fixed income or not.

The iPhone 6 starts at $199 and not $299. The 5s can be had for $99 and 
the 5C can be free. This is all with a two year contract. Of course you 
can spend more if you get a 6 Plus or get more memory. You can also 
spend less if you go with some of the Android options. Plans for a 
single user typically start at $60, with some smaller companies going as 
low as $40 a month. Mobile sharing plans also save money if you have 
multiple devices on the same plan. Of course you can spend more if you 
get a larger data plan. Many people also get up to 30% discounts 
depending on their employer and other factors.

I doubt these numbers will change anyone's mind, but they are 
significantly lower than what's quoted below.

On 09/14/2014 11:23 AM, Gerald Levy via Electronics-talk wrote:
>
> What I don't understand is how someone on a fixed income can afford an
> IPhone, which typically costs $299 plus the $70 or $80 a month for
> service. And that's only if you sign a two-year contract, which is a
> minimum commitment of at least $1500.  And a prepaid IPhone costs about
> $600, plus monthly service, but at least you are not locked into a
> contract.  It seems like almost every blind person is running around
> with an IPhone these days, even though the unemployment rate among the
> blind is purported to be 70% or higher.  Either this figure is bogus, or
> else there are a lot of affluent blind folks out there, or else a lot of
> blind folks are going hungry  for the sake of their IPhones.  Something
> is definitely wrong with this picture.
>
> Gerald
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tracy Carcione via Electronics-talk"
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>> What I don't understand is how someone on a fixed income can afford a
>> data plan.  I'm employed, and I think the data plan prices I've seen
>> are absolutely ridiculous, way more money than I my use would warrant.
>> Are there reasonable data plans out there, or pay-as-you-go?
>> Tracy
>>
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