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leebase · 01-20-2011, 05:17 PM

AT&T and Verizon use different technology. So if you paid $600 for your iPhone, you still couldn't decide to switch from AT&T to Verizon or vice versa. If you buy an unsubsidized phone you aren't bound to a 2 year agreement, but you do still pay the same service/data prices. So $400 (the amount of the subsidy) is the price you pay to stay on the same network. It's a good deal, IMHO.

Lee

01-20-2011, 05:17 PM	#10
leebase Karma Kameleon Posts: 2,969 Karma: 26738313 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: iPad Mini, iPhone X, Kindle Fire Tab HD 8, Walmart Onn	AT&T and Verizon use different technology. So if you paid $600 for your iPhone, you still couldn't decide to switch from AT&T to Verizon or vice versa. If you buy an unsubsidized phone you aren't bound to a 2 year agreement, but you do still pay the same service/data prices. So $400 (the amount of the subsidy) is the price you pay to stay on the same network. It's a good deal, IMHO. Lee