I looked at the total cost of ownership (TCO) for my new Galaxy Note II with a Sprint PCS plan. It is
$300 + $80/month = $2,220
If I had purchased a new Galaxy S III with a Metro PCS, which is pretty much the same phone, it would have been:
$40 + $50/month = $1,240
From my understanding, they use the same physical network, so they should be exactly the same thing.
Wow, that is an 80% increase! That would be like this change:
My Apple MacBook Air I bought 6 months ago: $2,200 TCO (if I ignore the $400 I paid for accessories like a mouse, and extra charger, cables to use an external monitor, etc.).
Today's cost for a new product that basically does the same thing: $4,000!
Would you pay $4,000 for a MacBook Air?
Yup, smart phones are the future. :-)
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