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Originally Posted by Bremen Cole
I for sure don't think it will be the "death" of the iPhone, but I agree it will make an impact. My wife is already saying when her Palm Pre contract runs out with Sprint, she is just getting a regular cheap phone, and using her iPad.....
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Depending on how much one uses data and the phone, this can save really HUGE amounts of money. Given that many data plans
are expensive, you could easily pay for an iPad (or maybe two) with what you save in a year.
We used to have phones with a good voice plan and basic messaging that cost us about $130/month for two phones. This was w/o data, BTW. We looked at the very small amount of voice time and the zero messaging time we were using, did some calculations, and went to a T-mobile prepaid voice only. $100 for 1000 minutes that are good for a year and then roll over if you buy another 100 minutes for 10 bucks. It works out that it now costs about $28 per YEAR per phone averaged over 5 years.
I use my iPod touch at hotspots for data for zero cost and have a 3G iPad on order that I can use for this but only pay for the 3G when I travel and use it. That plus now I will not need to bring either my iPod touch or my Kindle or my laptop when I travel!
My savings in plans over the last couple years has way more than paid for the iPad.