On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 6:07 PM, Niall O Broin <niall at linux.ie> wrote:
> > I never thought I'd hear an ILUG member describe an iPhone as 'free' in
> any sense of the word.
>> There's certainly bugger all free as in speech about the iPhone, but it can
> be free as in beer, from the POV of your wallet. Certainly when you get an
> iPhone 'free' on contract, you're paying for the phone over the life of the
> contract. But if you bring your own phone to the party, you won't get a
> discount on the same calling plan - but at least they'll have the decency to
> not insist it's on an 18 month contract.
>
Oh. I thought the iPhone was on some demented €50 a month plan, instead of
a sensible tariff.
John
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