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Originally Posted by Gavin
Phones are always expensive in the US, so I wouldn't go by that. Phones that are/were free here on 12 month contracts with free gifts, were cost money + connection fee + 2 year contracts in the US.
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Thats because the network subsidies are much much lower.
$60 so GBP30 gets you 900 minutes to use between 7am and 7pm. Unlimited calling between 7pm and 7am and unlimited calling to other phones on the Cingular network. Unused minutes roll over to the next month. The 2 year contract is if you get a handset subsidy. I have no contract as I am using an unlocked Orange K750i.
This unlimited calling is to any US number consider that the equivilant of having unlimited european roaming and free calls to any EU number land or cell.
The best Cingular benefit is being able to add more handsets to the same contract for $10 a month.
Contracts map differently and certainly the roaming costs in the EU mean that there is no eqivilant plan.
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Originally Posted by downquark1
They are still applications, they are just framework dependent/restricted.
It's a typical apple release, a stylish, well made if not slightly over-priced item that implements previously thought of features with an innovative new rehash.
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And there is nothing wrong with that. Reinventing something thoughtfully and stylishly.