Comments on: Still unsolved – illegal iPhones in Asia http://iphonetouch.blorge.com/2008/07/12/still-unsolved-illegal-iphones-in-asia/ Top iPhone and Touch news and tips Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:28:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: BS http://iphonetouch.blorge.com/2008/07/12/still-unsolved-illegal-iphones-in-asia/comment-page-1/#comment-21996 BS Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:01:07 +0000 http://iphonetouch.blorge.com/2008/07/12/still-unsolved-illegal-iphones-in-asia/#comment-21996 "Unlike the typical American consumer, Asians are used to paying full-price for their phones. Even more shocking for Western telcos – they don’t whine about it. " You are used to paying full price because your cell phone services are dirt cheap compared to Western Europe and North America. The total cost of ownership of the iphone (that means product plus service) through AT&T is higher than what you pay for the iphone in Asia on average. The US, Canada and Spain are the three most expensive cell phone markets. The phones in North America are subsidized in exchange for high priced two year contracts. The average Asian iphone user is not paying $80/month with taxes. “Unlike the typical American consumer, Asians are used to paying full-price for their phones. Even more shocking for Western telcos – they don’t whine about it.
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You are used to paying full price because your cell phone services are dirt cheap compared to Western Europe and North America. The total cost of ownership of the iphone (that means product plus service) through AT&T is higher than what you pay for the iphone in Asia on average. The US, Canada and Spain are the three most expensive cell phone markets. The phones in North America are subsidized in exchange for high priced two year contracts. The average Asian iphone user is not paying $80/month with taxes.

]]> By: Eng Lee http://iphonetouch.blorge.com/2008/07/12/still-unsolved-illegal-iphones-in-asia/comment-page-1/#comment-1203 Eng Lee Sun, 13 Jul 2008 13:37:52 +0000 http://iphonetouch.blorge.com/2008/07/12/still-unsolved-illegal-iphones-in-asia/#comment-1203 I certainly agree with you, but I don't think they have any plan to bring it in anytime soon. I certainly agree with you, but I don’t think they have any plan to bring it in anytime soon.

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