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octophobic•

Am I mistaken or are they using "sanctioned" improperly? Maybe they should have dusted off "castigated" instead?

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giga•

This story has been going around for two days now and it's complete and utter bullshit. First, Apple stores were never supposed to sell iPhones in Canada. A lot of countries (if not all of them except the US) don't sell the 3G iPhone in Apple stores.

Second, the Canadian plans were never the worst in the world, so Apple would have been "pissed off" at other countries too.

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codepoet•

Indeed, the American one is worse. A minimum monthly bill of $100 a month with no text messaging (that's another $5). Want two phones (spouse)? Minimum of $190 ($220 with text messaging). Then add $12 in taxes and fees.

If they're getting data in that $60, they're better off than the US is. I wanted a 3G iPhone, but with AT&T's rates, I'll stick with Sprint ($85 for two lines).

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[deleted]•

Why not go Virgin Mobile or TracFone, with no contract, for $30/mo? Two lines would be $60/mo.

It's clear you have absolutely no interest in comparing apples to apples, because two lines on Sprint with the same features for the same class of phone does not cost $80/mo.

A Sprint share plan for two people with unlimited 3G access STARTS at $130/mo. There is no other share plan that includes unlimited 3G data, so again, don't pretend that Sprint is astronomically cheaper.

http://nextelonline.nextel.com/NASApp/onlinestore/en/Action/SubmitRegionAction

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codepoet•

Who said I was making an equal comparison? I was comparing my current situation to what AT&T is pushing to use this device. That's all I ever meant to do...

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[deleted]•

It's not a fair comparison. You can't say "Wow AT&T charges so much in comparison to what I have" when you have a cheap, featureless plan.

That's like saying, "Wow, Lexus cars sure are expensive, I'll stick with my Camry".

Sure, stick with the Camry, but a Camry sure as hell ain't a Lexus.

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