Well, one of the nice things about Fi is that if you don't use the bandwidth, they credit you. So there is no risk in choosing a higher data plan, imo. I rarely use my phone for internet, as I always have a computer with me and I am 90% of the time near wifi. So 1GB seems fine for me.
Nexus 6P is $500 right? When the nexus 6 came out last year they wanted $650 which I thought was absolutely insane, the most that phone was worth on release was around $450.... Aside from that I just found out that Apple iphone 6s PLUS 16GB only cost them $236 to make and they sell it for $750, thats an INCREDIBLE MARK UP of 217%%%% ...that is truly amazing of just how stupid consumers are, if consumers could just be patient and wait and not buy everything as soon as it comes out companies would drop prices, but in this new consumer world people need and want things right away and don't care how much it cost.... Apple rakes in $513 on every iPhone 6s Plus sale Arjun Kharpal | @ArjunKharpal Wednesday, 30 Sep 2015 | 10:19 AM ET The large-screen version of Apple's latest phone retails for more than three times what it costs to produce, according to a teardown analysis by research firm IHS. Apple spends $236 to make each iPhone 6s Plus device, which it sells for over three times that value at $749—a 217.4 percent markup that highlights the tech giant's ability to dominate the premium market while other smartphone makers struggle. The bill for materials for a 16-gigabyte iPhone 6s Plus comes in at $231.50, which rises to $236 once manufacturing costs are added, according to IHS. The iPhone 6s Plus costs just $16 more to make than the last year's model, with Apple benefiting from cheaper components to boost margins. 3D Touch, upgraded cameras One of the biggest additions to the new iPhone is the so-called 3-D Touch feature, which allows users to carry out different tasks depending on how much pressure they put on the screen. IHS said the screen costs $52.50, making it the most expensive compenent of the 6s Plus. Apple has also upgraded its main camera to 12 megapixels in the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus from 8 megapixels in the previous versions. The front-facing camera has also been upgraded. IHS said the cameras cost $22.50 on each device. Beck Diefenbach | Reuters The Apple 6S and 6S Plus iPhones IHS noted that the decreasing cost of many iPhone components was helping Apple's profitability. A 16 GB now costs Apple only $5.50 per unit, but the sale price difference between a 16 GB and 64 GB model was steep, IHS noted. "Flash is now so cheap it's almost irrelevant, but Apple monetizes this difference with consumers, to the tune of $100 for each additional step-up in memory capacity," Andrew Rassweiler, senior director of cost benchmarking services for IHS Technology, said in a news release. "For example, a 64 GB iPhone now costs Apple about $17 more to make than a 16 GB iPhone, but Apple charges iPhone buyers $100 more for the increased memory. This is part of Apple's ongoing strategy to improve profits by selling a product mix that is heavier in the higher-end iPhones." Apple sold a record 13 million iPhones 6s and 6s Plus units three days after their launch, the company said on Monday, more than any previous first weekend sales results.
Yes they credit you back which no other company does and thats why these cell phone plans are going to change drastically over the next 2 years....google fi is genius where they credit you back actual $$$$ when you don't use the extra data you signed up for....all these other companies are ripping the consumer off, why do you think cable television is going bye bye, no one wants to pay $200+ a month for cable anymore, they have gotten totally out of hand with pricing and charging consumers way too much...Im glad people are getting rid of cable, I haven't had cable in years, I actually get all my info from my computer and pay about $45 a month for the service....
Yes I agree that these phones prices are absolutely outrageous. I can get a whole computer for $500 that runs rings around a phone in every way, except portability. On the other hand, I keep my cars for 10+ years, and I keep my phones for 3 to 5 years, I keep my clothes for 10+ years and so on. So for me it is not only about initial cost, it is also about how long I can keep the thing for. I expect the Nexus 6P at $500 to last me a long time.
My last phone was an S2, introduced in May of 2011, I got it in December of 2011 and just retired it September of 2015, the phone was 3.5 years old, I don't know a single person who keeps their phone longer than 8 months, either that or they come up with an excuse as to why they need a new phone....this guy I work with has gone through 3 phones in 2 years, and Im not talking $300 phones Im talking $800-$1000 phones, Note 3, Note 4, now iphone 6+, he is actually thinking of getting the iphone 6+S in the next week or so....I ask WHY? there are people who actually "upgraded" from the iphone 6 to the iphone 6s, WHY? Does that $800 phone thats only 11 months old not function properly? Consumers are the dumbest they have ever been, money spent and thats why most of this nation lives paycheck to paycheck...
Thats the same thing I joke about, I actually went to a samsung representative and said why are your tablets $250-$400 and your phones $700-$1000, I said I can buy a whole brand new shiny Laptop for $300, she literally had no answer when I asked her....
A cell phone for spies http://money.cnn.com/2015/09/29/tec....html?iid=ob_homepage_tech_pool&iid=obnetwork
"...And overall, Americans are paying more for data than mobile customers elsewhere in the world. Think tank New America's Open Technology Institute looked at how much people in cities around the world pay for mobile data for a 2014 report and found that residents of Copenhagen, Bucharest and Berlin could purchase 3G of data for less than $10, while residents of Paris and Seoul were able to do so for less than $20. The cheapest option from any of the major wireless carriers in any of the U.S. cities was a $30 monthly deal from T-Mobile...." http://www.cnbc.com/2015/10/19/paying-150-a-month-or-more-for-cellphone-plan-you-have-options.html