It’s more than a year now since the launch of the most popular iPhone
4 and the phone still sells like crazy. In the list of the most wanted
gadgets you will find iPhone in the top position along with the Macbook
and the iPad. Apple is riding the wave of their success with these three
products. Nonetheless, these products don’t come cheap. That’s the
reason why they are on a “wanted list” isn’t it? Before making any
expensive purchase one must think it clearly and take all available
options into consideration and iPhone is no different.
If you want to purchase a new iPhone 4 keep in mind that there are
several deals the network companies are offering. Most of them involve a
new product plus a signed contract. The most popular signed contract is
the one when you receive a phone and a binding contract for two years
or more. These types of contracts usually come with high monthly payment
so people are prone to explore other options since there are other
alternatives. The two year contract might be exactly what you are
looking for and if not, you should always ask your network service
provider to inform you on other deals. Let’s take a look at some of
these options.
Option 1: The standard iPhone contract deal with monthly payment
Most people go on this route since it’s the most convenient from a
lot of standpoints. If you sign a contract for more than 2 years you are
granted with a free iPhone 4 that will bind you to an agreement which
you cannot brake. Overall, this is not that bad since you usually pay
your bills monthly and you will probably use this type service for the
rest of your life anyway. So even if you sign a contract or not, you
still have an unwritten “contract” with the mobile phone industry
because you purchase a new phone every year and you rarely change your
network provider.
With this type of contract, the iPhone 4 is not “free” obviously. Its
cost is included in the monthly payment and since these fees aren’t
cheap. they well cover the cost of the handset. Considering the fact
that the iPhone 4 is a very expensive gadget, the total amount of money
you are going to pay over a 2 years period of time evens out with the
other options. If we take UK as an example, most companies offer a free
iPhone for 40 pounds a month over a period of two years – that’s 960
pounds. Can you look at this as a serious investment? Of course you can.
That is why is important to check all the other options before
committing to such a contract.
The most notable advantage this option has to offer is the lack of
upfront costs. The biggest disadvantages are of course the great overall
cost and the burden of being tied to a two years contract which will
prevent you from changing the network provider or getting a new handset.
You can get a new handset but you will lose a lot of money by doing so
and basically you bought an iPhone 4 for nothing. If you are not sure if
you are going to stick with your iPhone 4 for two years don’t sign such
a contract. Of course, you might think you have the chance to sell your
iPhone 4 but cell phone recycling is not a viable option for you at this point since is illegal?
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