@demonbear: I'm sure many people are like me and are referring to their iPod touches, which are just iPhones without the phone part. And the camera part. And the GPS part. And the microphone part.
I pay about $80 a month in Canada. $100 a month for the top tier plan, which I had but didnt get close to the download cap, so I backed it off.
I've been playing a lot of Puzzle Quest when I have time to sit and play for a while (ie, bus), but if I just have a quick moment, I usually go for Doodle Jump. I should really try Canabalt, I keep hearing good things.
" I pay about $80 a month in Canada. $100 a month for the top tier plan, which I had but didnt get close to the download cap, so I backed it off. I've been playing a lot of Puzzle Quest when I have time to sit and play for a while (ie, bus), but if I just have a quick moment, I usually go for Doodle Jump. I should really try Canabalt, I keep hearing good things. "
Still, 80$ a month is insane for a gadget like an iphone.
" I pay about $80 a month in Canada. $100 a month for the top tier plan, which I had but didnt get close to the download cap, so I backed it off. I've been playing a lot of Puzzle Quest when I have time to sit and play for a while (ie, bus), but if I just have a quick moment, I usually go for Doodle Jump. I should really try Canabalt, I keep hearing good things. "
Still, 80$ a month is insane for a gadget like an iphone. "
A gadget? Mobile phones are pretty much a necessity nowadays, and $80 a month ain't that much if you've got a job. Besides, an iPhone is much more that just a phone.
Sword of Fargoal has sucked up more productive hours than I care to think about on my iPhone.
...and I pay $40 a month for my iPhone. That includes unlimited data (really unlimited, no cap EVER), free tethering and lots of other stuff I probably never going to use up until the next month comes and it all refills. You guys on the other side of the pond really get screwed on your monthly plans it seems.
Don't have an Iphone...yet. I was looking at the plans, and it looks like I'll have to pay about $60-$70 a month. If you're a college student, you may qualify for a discount with AT&T.
" I pay about $80 a month in Canada. $100 a month for the top tier plan, which I had but didnt get close to the download cap, so I backed it off. I've been playing a lot of Puzzle Quest when I have time to sit and play for a while (ie, bus), but if I just have a quick moment, I usually go for Doodle Jump. I should really try Canabalt, I keep hearing good things. "
Still, 80$ a month is insane for a gadget like an iphone. "
A gadget? Mobile phones are pretty much a necessity nowadays, and $80 a month ain't that much if you've got a job. Besides, an iPhone is much more that just a phone. "
Cell phones are useful. Iphones are gadgets for rich kids. And i do have a job and i really dont see myself paying the equivalent of my phone/internet bill for a gadget per month.
" I pay about $80 a month in Canada. $100 a month for the top tier plan, which I had but didnt get close to the download cap, so I backed it off. I've been playing a lot of Puzzle Quest when I have time to sit and play for a while (ie, bus), but if I just have a quick moment, I usually go for Doodle Jump. I should really try Canabalt, I keep hearing good things. "
Still, 80$ a month is insane for a gadget like an iphone. "
A gadget? Mobile phones are pretty much a necessity nowadays, and $80 a month ain't that much if you've got a job. Besides, an iPhone is much more that just a phone. "
Cell phones are useful. Iphones are gadgets for rich kids. And i do have a job and i really dont see myself paying the equivalent of my phone/internet bill for a gadget per month. "
I'm not rich. I paid $80 a month for a blackberry too, before the iPhone. I constantly use the internet on my phone so I need a decent data plan, I pay extra for unlimited texts because I do that a lot, etc.
Am I a spoiled rich kid with a useless gadget because I have a different lifestyle than you?
EDIT: I should mention that I don't have a landline phone in my apartment so I'm willing to spend more on a cellphone because it's more than "useful", it's a neccesity.
" I pay about $80 a month in Canada. $100 a month for the top tier plan, which I had but didnt get close to the download cap, so I backed it off. I've been playing a lot of Puzzle Quest when I have time to sit and play for a while (ie, bus), but if I just have a quick moment, I usually go for Doodle Jump. I should really try Canabalt, I keep hearing good things. "
Still, 80$ a month is insane for a gadget like an iphone. "
A gadget? Mobile phones are pretty much a necessity nowadays, and $80 a month ain't that much if you've got a job. Besides, an iPhone is much more that just a phone. "
Cell phones are useful. Iphones are gadgets for rich kids. And i do have a job and i really dont see myself paying the equivalent of my phone/internet bill for a gadget per month. "
I'm not rich. I paid $80 a month for a blackberry too, before the iPhone. I constantly use the internet on my phone so I need a decent data plan, I pay extra for unlimited texts because I do that a lot, etc. Am I a spoiled rich kid with a useless gadget because I have a different lifestyle than you? EDIT: I should mention that I don't have a landline phone in my apartment so I'm willing to spend more on a cellphone because it's more than "useful", it's a neccesity. "
$80/100 is ridiculous for a phone, really. There are excellent plans that are much cheaper. No one's saying that it's 'useless', it's just bloated with many things that most people probably don't use on a regular basis. For $150 a month I can have 100Mbps internet, for instance.
For the most part iPhones are just gadgets that people will splurge on to show off to their peers. There's nothing wrong with that: I'd buy one if I had a job, simply because they seem to be pretty great.
" I pay about $80 a month in Canada. $100 a month for the top tier plan, which I had but didnt get close to the download cap, so I backed it off. I've been playing a lot of Puzzle Quest when I have time to sit and play for a while (ie, bus), but if I just have a quick moment, I usually go for Doodle Jump. I should really try Canabalt, I keep hearing good things. "
Still, 80$ a month is insane for a gadget like an iphone. "
A gadget? Mobile phones are pretty much a necessity nowadays, and $80 a month ain't that much if you've got a job. Besides, an iPhone is much more that just a phone. "
Cell phones are useful. Iphones are gadgets for rich kids. And i do have a job and i really dont see myself paying the equivalent of my phone/internet bill for a gadget per month. "
I'm not rich. I paid $80 a month for a blackberry too, before the iPhone. I constantly use the internet on my phone so I need a decent data plan, I pay extra for unlimited texts because I do that a lot, etc. Am I a spoiled rich kid with a useless gadget because I have a different lifestyle than you? EDIT: I should mention that I don't have a landline phone in my apartment so I'm willing to spend more on a cellphone because it's more than "useful", it's a neccesity. "
$80/100 is ridiculous for a phone, really. There are excellent plans that are much cheaper. No one's saying that it's 'useless', it's just bloated with many things that most people probably don't use on a regular basis. For $150 a month I can have 100Mbps internet, for instance. For the most part iPhones are just gadgets that people will splurge on to show off to their peers. There's nothing wrong with that: I'd buy one if I had a job, simply because they seem to be pretty great. "
I don't know where you're from, but cell phone plans in general are just more expensive in Canada. $80 a month gets me unlimited evenings and weekends, unlimited text, 2gbs of data, plus voice mail and call display (yes, we have to pay extra for that). I only ever use my phone on the evenings and weekends when actually talking on it (hence the unlimited evenings and weekends), I text a lot (so I need unlimited text), and 2gbs data is not very much actually, but I use it all the time. Downloading songs from iTunes, watching Quick Looks with the Giantbomb app, etc. So I actually need everything that I'm paying for.
I've been paying the same amount for a cell phone for the past 2 1/2 years (used to be a blackberry). Its not like I ditched my $20 pay as you go plan for an iPhone. I ditched the blackberry because I hated it and got an iPhone because it works better with my Mac and does a lot more of what I want in a phone.
Maybe an iPhone or smartphone plans are "bloated" with things "most" people don't use, but I use those things all the time. For me and my lifestyle, the $80 a month is worth it. Kind of like how some people don't watch TV and think paying for cable is stupid and other people think it's totally justifiable to pay a big monthly bill for cable. Depends on your lifestyle and what you like to do. My friend with just a PS3 thinks I'm an idiot for paying $60 a year for Xbox Live, for instance.
mine: field runners, and plants vs zombies. G/F that loves to use my phone: doddle jump, and eliss. I can also agree that canabalt really is the worlds best pooping game!
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