How Much Are You Really Paying for Your Smartphone?

Ever wonder why phone companies are able to sell you those purdy little smartphones for $199 and then impose a 2-year contract on you? Unbeknownst to many, the price of the phone is actually a down payment. The phone cost after 2 years amounts to thousands. If you own a smartphone, enlarge the photo to see how much you’ll end up paying at the end of your initial contract. If you plan on trading in that Nokia 2600 for a smartphone, scan the map and pick your poison.

[Raise a plate of pistachios to: PC World]

Words by Rizoh | Posted on Thursday, July 16th, 2009 at 4:24 pm and is filed under gadgets.

6 Responses

Dom Corleone Says:
July 16th, 2009 at 6:40 pm

You can’t put a price on the love I have for my BlackBerry

ignite mindz Says:
July 16th, 2009 at 7:36 pm

no shit why does no one understand this. you gettin a free phone or a cheaper phone BECAUSE you gonna pay them for two years. So you cant get another deal like that til you fulfilled the fuckin contract. i explain this all day to people at work. FML

drobot Says:
July 16th, 2009 at 9:15 pm

rap blog.

Rizoh Says:
July 16th, 2009 at 9:27 pm

TRU. You should probably take another look at the tagline.

Oh, and I’ve been blogging about gadgets and such since 2005:
http://therapup.uproxx.com/2005/10/mtv-buys-ifilm-for-49-million.html

http://therapup.uproxx.com/2005/10/what-will-they-think-of-next.html

TRU readers are not one-dimensional. There’s more to life than rap.

drobot Says:
July 16th, 2009 at 11:02 pm

dude, I subscribe to several gadget blog, my life doesn’t only revolve around on thing. my point being, you do really awesome hip hop blogging, but your gadget blogging is less than par. There are a million gadget blogs out there, why compete. Hip hop blogs are pretty much a dime a dozen though.

Rizoh Says:
July 17th, 2009 at 12:42 am

I’m not trying to compete with tech blogs, my G. I just like to keep TRU readers clued in on other things once in a blue moon. This is only my 7th gadget entry of the year compared to the other 2000+ hip-hop entries.

Appreciate the complements.

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1.	Dom Corleone Says: July 16th, 2009 at 6:40 pm You can’t put a price on the love I have for my BlackBerry
2.	ignite mindz Says: July 16th, 2009 at 7:36 pm no shit why does no one understand this. you gettin a free phone or a cheaper phone BECAUSE you gonna pay them for two years. So you cant get another deal like that til you fulfilled the fuckin contract. i explain this all day to people at work. FML
3.	drobot Says: July 16th, 2009 at 9:15 pm rap blog.
4.	Rizoh Says: July 16th, 2009 at 9:27 pm TRU. You should probably take another look at the tagline. Oh, and I’ve been blogging about gadgets and such since 2005: http://therapup.uproxx.com/2005/10/mtv-buys-ifilm-for-49-million.html http://therapup.uproxx.com/2005/10/what-will-they-think-of-next.html TRU readers are not one-dimensional. There’s more to life than rap.
5.	drobot Says: July 16th, 2009 at 11:02 pm dude, I subscribe to several gadget blog, my life doesn’t only revolve around on thing. my point being, you do really awesome hip hop blogging, but your gadget blogging is less than par. There are a million gadget blogs out there, why compete. Hip hop blogs are pretty much a dime a dozen though.
6.	Rizoh Says: July 17th, 2009 at 12:42 am I’m not trying to compete with tech blogs, my G. I just like to keep TRU readers clued in on other things once in a blue moon. This is only my 7th gadget entry of the year compared to the other 2000+ hip-hop entries. Appreciate the complements.